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- † Lusitanops gigasei Marquet 1998 Lusitanops hyaloides Lusitanops lusitanicus Lusitanops macrapex Bouchet & Warén, 1980Lusitanops sigmoideus Bouchet & Warén, 1980
- † Lusitanops bulbiformis Lozouet, 1999: synonym of † Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis Lusitanops cingulata: synonym of Lusitanops cingulatus Bouchet & Warén, 1980Lusitanops expansa : synonym of Lusitanops expansus Lusitanops lusitanica : synonym of Lusitanops lusitanicus Lusitanops sigmoidea: synonym of Lusitanops sigmoideus Bouchet & Warén, 1980