Leucozonia


Leucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Description

The oval shell is subglobose. The spire is moderate. The aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is short. The columella is subflexuous and shows small, oblique, unequal plaits. The outer lip is subacute, with a tooth or tubercle at the fore part.

Species

Species within the genus Leucozonia include:Leucozonia cerata Leucozonia granulilabris Leucozonia leucozonalis Leucozonia nassa - type speciesLeucozonia ocellata Leucozonia ponderosa Vermeij & Snyder, 1998Leucozonia rudis Leucozonia triserialis Leucozonia tuberculata
fossil species:Leucozonia rhomboidea from the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic
;synonyms:Leucozonia caribbeana Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Leucozonia nassa Leucozonia jacarusoi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Leucozonia nassa Leucozonia knorrii : synonym of Leucozonia nassa Leucozonia smaragdula is a synonym of Latirolagena smaragdula Leucozonia trinidadensis Mallard & Robin, 2005: synonym of ''Leucozonia nassa''