Oenopota


Oenopota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
This genus does not form a monophyletic group, therefore many species are only tentatively placed within it.

Description

In 1941 Paul Bartsch described species in this genus as having large, heavy and elongate -ovate to elongate- turreted shells. The protoconch is smooth at the apex, succeeded by a whorl with three spiral cords and rather distantly spaced axial ribs. The longitudinal ribs become stronger on succeeding whorls but evanesce at the base of the shell. The spiral sculpture weakens on succeeding whorls and finally becomes mere threads. The pear-shaped aperture is deeply channeled anteriorly. It shows in the outer lip near the summit a feeble posterior sinus.
Later, in 1980, it has been stated by Bouchet & Warèn that there is a high variation within the arctic forms of this genus, such as the outer lip showing all transitions from sinuated to nonsinuated

Distribution

Oenopota is a boreal genus, with many species occurring in arctic and subarctic regions. They are less common in more southern waters where they occur in deeper, colder waters.

Species

Species within the genus Oenopota include:Oenopota admetoides Oenopota alba Golikov & Scarlato, 1985Oenopota aleutica Oenopota althorpensis Oenopota althorpi Oenopota amiata W.H. Dall, 1919Oenopota babylonia W.H. Dall, 1919Oenopota biconica Bogdanov, 1989Oenopota blaneyi Oenopota candida Oenopota carioca Figueira & Absalão, 2010Oenopota casentina Oenopota cinerea Oenopota cingulata Golikov & Gulbin, 1977Oenopota convexigyra Bouchet & Warén, 1980Oenopota cunninghami Oenopota declivis Oenopota diabula Figueira & Absalão, 2010Oenopota dictyophora Bouchet & Warén, 1980Oenopota dubia Golikov & Scarlato, 1985Oenopota elegans Oenopota elongata Bogdanov, 1989Oenopota eriopis Oenopota excurvata

Species brought into synonymy

Oenopota abyssorum : synonym of Gymnobela abyssorum Oenopota alaskensis : synonym of Propebela alaskensis Oenopota albus T. Pennant, 1777: synonym of Propebela turricula Oenopota angulata E. Donovan, 1804: synonym of Propebela turricula Oenopota angulosa : synonym of Propebela angulosa Oenopota anomalapex Pwell, 1951: synonym of Propebela lateplicata Oenopota arctica : synonym of Propebela arctica Oenopota assimilis : synonym of Propebela assimilis Oenopota bartschi Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Curtitoma bartschi Oenopota beckii H.P.C. Møller, 1842: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota bergensis : synonym of Propebela bergensis Oenopota bicarinata : synonym of Curtitoma violacea Oenopota bicarinata H.B.S. Friele, 1879: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota bicarinata G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota borealis L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of Curtitoma decussata Oenopota brevior O.A.L. Mörch in H.J. Rink, 1857: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota brevis W. Leche, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota brychia : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex Oenopota cancellata : synonym of Propebela cancellata Oenopota candita M. Yokoyama, 1926: synonym of Oenopota candida Oenopota castanea T. Brown, 1827: synonym of Propebela turricula Oenopota chiachiana W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Oenopota declivis Oenopota colpoica W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota concinnula : synonym of Propebela concinnula Oenopota conoidea : synonym of Curtitoma conoidea Oenopota conspicienda : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex Oenopota crebricostata : synonym of Mangelia crebricostata Carpenter, 1864Oenopota cylindracea H.P.C. Møller, 1842 : synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota davisi Hedley, 1916: synonym of Lorabela davisi Hedley, 1916) Oenopota declive S.L. Lovén, 1846: synonym of Oenopota declivis Oenopota declivis J.H. Macpherson, 1971: synonym of Oenopota cancellata Oenopota decussata : synonym of Curtitoma decussata Oenopota decussatus : synonym of Curtitoma decussata Oenopota detegata É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Propebela bergensis Oenopota diegensis W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota discors T. Brown, 1827 : synonym of Oenopota pyramidalis Oenopota dissoluta : synonym of Granotoma dissoluta Oenopota exarata : synonym of Propebela exarata Oenopota exigua J.G. Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Oenopota ovalis Oenopota expansa G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota exquisita : synonym of Propebela exquisita Bartsch, 1941Oenopota exserta C.W.S. Aurivillius, 1885: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota fidicula : synonym of Propebela fidicula Oenopota furfuraculata É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Propebela bergensis Oenopota galgana W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Oenopota elegans Oenopota geminolineata H.B.S. Friele, 1879: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota glacialis : synonym of Lorabela glacialis Oenopota golikovi Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Propebela golikovi Oenopota harpularia Grieg, 1931: synonym of Amphissa acutecostata Oenopota harpularia : synonym of Propebela harpularia Oenopota harpularius : synonym of Propebela harpularia Oenopota harucoa P. Bartsch, 1941: synonym of Venustoma lacunosa Oenopota holomera É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Gymnobela pyrrhogramma Oenopota impressus : synonym of Oenopota impressa Oenopota incisula : synonym of Curtitoma incisula Oenopota kobelti : synonym of Granotoma kobelti Oenopota krausei : synonym of Granotoma krausei Oenopota leucostoma L.A. Reeve, 1845: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota lateplicata Strebel, 1905: synonym of Propebela lateplicata Oenopota livida H.P.C. Møller, 1842: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota lotta W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Granotoma krausei Oenopota luetkeni W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Granotoma krausei Oenopota lyrata : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex Oenopota macgillivrayi C.B. Adams, 1850: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota margaritae Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Propebela margaritae Oenopota metschigmensis : synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota microvoluta T.A. Okutani, 1964: synonym of Oenopota candida Oenopota minuscularia É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota minutum J. Adams, 1797: synonym of Propebela turricula Oenopota mitrula : synonym of Propebela exarata Oenopota monterosatoi É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota graphica Oenopota nazanensis W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma lawrenciana Oenopota nobilis : synonym of Propebela nobilis Oenopota nodulosa A. Krause, 1886: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota novajasemliensis : synonym of Curtitoma novajasemljensis Oenopota ovalis : synonym of Curtitoma ovalis Oenopota pelseneeri : synonym of Lorabela pelseneeri Oenopota pitsya W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota piltuniensis Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Curtitoma piltuniensis Oenopota pleurotomaria J.P.Y. Couthouy, 1838: synonym of Oenopota pyramidalis Oenopota plicatula : synonym of Lorabela plicatula Oenopota pygmaea É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota ovalis Oenopota pygmaea A.E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of Oenopota ovalis Oenopota quoyi C. des Moulins, 1842: synonym of Oenopota roseus Oenopota rathbuni : synonym of Propebela rathbuni Oenopota regulus W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Granotoma krausei regulus Oenopota reticulata : synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota rosea S.L. Lovén, 1846: synonym of Propebela harpularia rosea Oenopota rosum S.L. Lovén, 1846: synonym of Propebela harpularia Oenopota rufa : synonym of Propebela rufa Oenopota rufescens G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota rufus G. Montagu, 1841: synonym of Oenopota pyramidalis Oenopota rugulata : synonym of Propebela rugulata Oenopota rugulatus : synonym of Propebela rugulata Oenopota scalaris : synonym of Propebela scalaris Oenopota scalaroides : synonym of Propebela scalaroides Oenopota sculpturata : synonym of Mangelia sculpturata Oenopota simplex : synonym of Obesotoma laevigata Oenopota simplex Locard, 1896: synonym of Amphissa acutecostata Oenopota sixta W.H. Dall in C.T. Simpson, 1919: synonym of Oenopota elegans Oenopota spelta : synonym of Belomitra quadruplex Oenopota spitzbergensis : synonym of Propebela spitzbergensis Oenopota striatula : synonym of Belalora striatula Oenopota surana W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota tayensis : synonym of * Propebelatayensis Oenopota thielei A.W.B. Powell, 1951: synonym of Oenopota cunninghami Oenopota trevelliana : synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota trevellianum W. Turton, 1834: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota trevelliana O.A.L. Mörch, 1871: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota trevelyana D.H. Schneider, 1886 : synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota trevelyana W. Turton, 1834: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota trevyliana W. Turton, 1834 synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana Oenopota turricula : synonym of Propebela turricula Oenopota ventricosa O.A.L. Mörch, 1857: synonym of Oenopota violacea Oenopota viridula : synonym of Curtitoma finmarchia Oenopota weirichi Engl, 2008: synonym of ''Belalora weirichi''