Lusitanops


Lusitanops is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

This genus is characterized by a reticulated sculpture, a large, inflated body whorl, a short siphonal canal and the lack of a sinus.
Fossils of Lusitanops gigasei were found in Pliocene strata at Kallo, Belgium; age range: 6 to 2.588 Ma.

Species

Species within the genus Lusitanops include:Lusitanops blanchardi Lusitanops bullioides Lusitanops cingulatus Bouchet & Warén, 1980Lusitanops dictyota Sysoev, 1997 Lusitanops expansus
;Species brought into synonymy: