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. Lundberg, Joakim, Christoffer Schander, and Øystein Stokland. "A preliminary cladistic analysis of North Atlantic Oenopota moerch, 1852 and Propebela iredale, 1918 (Gastropoda: Conoidea)." Journal of Molluscan Studies 62.3 (1996): 289-298
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.Bartsch, P. "The nomenclatorial status of certain northern turritid mollusks." Proceedings of the biological Society of Washington 54 (1941): 1-14.
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 Bouchet, Philippe, and Anders Warén. "Revision of the northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)." Journal of Molluscan Studies 46.Supplement_8 (1980): 1-119.
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 (Okutani, 1968) Oenopota alba Golikov & Scarlato, 1985 Oenopota aleutica (W.H. Dall, 1871) Oenopota althorpensis (W.H. Dall, 1919) Oenopota althorpi (W.H. Dall, 1919) Oenopota amiata W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota babylonia W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota biconica Bogdanov, 1989 Oenopota blaneyi (Bush, 1909) Oenopota candida (Yokoyama, 1926) Oenopota carioca Figueira & Absalão, 2010 Oenopota casentina (Dall, 1919) Oenopota cinerea (Møller, 1842) Oenopota cingulata Golikov & Gulbin, 1977 Oenopota convexigyra Bouchet & Warén, 1980 Oenopota cunninghami (Smith, E.A., 1881) Oenopota declivis (Lovén, 1846) Oenopota diabula Figueira & Absalão, 2010 Oenopota dictyophora Bouchet & Warén, 1980 Oenopota dubia Golikov & Scarlato, 1985 Oenopota elegans (Møller, 1842) Oenopota elongata Bogdanov, 1989 Oenopota eriopis (W.H. Dall, 1919) Oenopota excurvata (Carpenter, 1864) Oenopota gilpini (Verkrüzen, 1878): nomen dubium Oenopota granitica (W.H. Dall, 1919) Oenopota graphica (Locard, 1897) Oenopota greenlandica (L.A. Reeve, 1846) Oenopota hanazakiensis (Habe, 1958) Oenopota harpa (Dall, 1885) Oenopota harpularioides Golikov & Fedjakov in Golikov, 1987 Oenopota harveyi (T.A. Verkrüzen, 1878) Oenopota healyi W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota impressa (Mørch, 1869) Oenopota inequita (Dall, 1919) † Oenopota kagana M. Yokoyama, 1927 † Oenopota kakumensis N. Onoyama, 1938 Oenopota kazusensis (Nomura, 1940) Oenopota kinkasanensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1977 † Oenopota komakahida (K. Otsuka, 1949) Oenopota koreni (Friele, 1882) Oenopota kurilensis Bogdanov, 1989 Oenopota kyskana W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota laticostulata Golikov & Scarlato, 1985 Oenopota levidensis (Carpenter, 1864) Oenopota lutkeana A. Krause, 1886 Oenopota maclaini (Dall, 1902) Oenopota magellanica (Martens, 1881) Oenopota maurellei (W.H. Dall & P. Bartsch, 1910) Oenopota morchi (W. Leche, 1878) Oenopota multicostata (Verkrüzen, 1878): nomen dubium Oenopota murdochiana (Dall, 1885) Oenopota nunivakensis W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota obliqua (Sars G.O., 1878) Oenopota obsoleta Golikov & Scarlato, 1985 Oenopota ogasawarana Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 Oenopota okudai Habe, 1958 Oenopota pavlova (Dall, 1919) Oenopota pingelii (Møller, 1842) Oenopota pyramidalis (Ström, 1788) Oenopota quadra (Dall, 1919) Oenopota raduga Bogdanov, 1985 Oenopota reticulosculpturata Sysoev, 1988 Oenopota rosea (S.L. Lovén, 1846) Oenopota rubescens (Jeffreys, 1876) Oenopota sagamiana Okutani & Fujikura, 1992 † Oenopota sanctamonicae R. Arnold, 1903 Oenopota schantaricum (Middendorf, 1849) Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalão, 2010 Oenopota subturgida (A. E. Verrill, 1884) Oenopota subvitrea (A. E. Verrill, 1884) Oenopota tabulata (Carpenter, 1864) Oenopota tenuicostata (Sars G.O., 1878) Oenopota tenuissima W.H. Dall, 1919 Oenopota tenuistriata Golikov & Scarlato, 1985 Oenopota triphera (Golikov & Scarlato, 1967) Oenopota undata (Verkrüzen, 1878): nomen dubium Oenopota uschakovi Bogdanov, 1985 Oenopota valentina Golikov & Gulbin, 1977 Oenopota violacea (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Species brought into synonymy
Oenopota abyssorum (Locard, 1897): synonym of Gymnobela abyssorum (Locard, 1897) Oenopota alaskensis (Dall, W.H., 1871): synonym of Propebela alaskensis (Dall, 1871) Oenopota albus T. Pennant, 1777: synonym of Propebela turricula (G. Montagu, 1803) Oenopota angulata E. Donovan, 1804: synonym of Propebela turricula (G. Montagu, 1803) Oenopota angulosa (Sars G. O., 1878): synonym of Propebela angulosa (Sars G. O., 1878) (currently placed in genus Propebela) Oenopota anomalapex Pwell, 1951: synonym of Propebela lateplicata (Strebel, 1905) Oenopota arctica (Adams, 1855): synonym of Propebela arctica (A. Adams, 1855) (currently placed in genus Propebela) Oenopota assimilis (Sars G. O., 1878): synonym of Propebela assimilis (Sars G. O., 1878) (currently placed in genus Propebela) Oenopota bartschi Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Curtitoma bartschi (Bogdanov, 1985) (original combination) Oenopota beckii H.P.C. Møller, 1842: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota bergensis (Friele, 1886): synonym of Propebela bergensis (Friele, 1886) (currently placed in genus Propebela) Oenopota bicarinata (Couthouy, 1838): synonym of Curtitoma violacea (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota bicarinata H.B.S. Friele, 1879: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota bicarinata G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota borealis L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of Curtitoma decussata (J.P.Y. Couthouy, 1839) Oenopota brevior O.A.L. Mörch in H.J. Rink, 1857: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota brevis W. Leche, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota brychia (Verrill, 1885): synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882) Oenopota cancellata (Mighels & Adams, 1842): synonym of Propebela cancellata (Mighels & Adams, 1842) Oenopota candita M. Yokoyama, 1926: synonym of Oenopota candida (M. Yokoyama, 1926) Oenopota castanea T. Brown, 1827: synonym of Propebela turricula (G. Montagu, 1803) Oenopota chiachiana W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Oenopota declivis (S.L. Lovén, 1846) Oenopota colpoica W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana (W. Turton, 1834) Oenopota concinnula (A. E. Verrill, 1882): synonym of Propebela concinnula (A. E. Verrill, 1882) Oenopota conoidea (Sars G. O., 1878): synonym of Curtitoma conoidea (Sars G. O., 1878) (currently placed in genus Curtitoma) Oenopota conspicienda (Locard, 1897): synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882) Oenopota crebricostata (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Mangelia crebricostata Carpenter, 1864 Oenopota cylindracea H.P.C. Møller, 1842 : synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota davisi Hedley, 1916: synonym of Lorabela davisi Hedley, 1916) (original combination) Oenopota declive S.L. Lovén, 1846: synonym of Oenopota declivis (S.L. Lovén, 1846) Oenopota declivis J.H. Macpherson, 1971: synonym of Oenopota cancellata (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota decussata (Couthouy, 1839): synonym of Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839) (currently placed in genus Curtitoma) Oenopota decussatus (Couthouy, 1839): synonym of Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839) (wrong grammatical gender) Oenopota detegata É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Propebela bergensis (H.B.S. Friele, 1886) Oenopota diegensis W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana (W. Turton, 1834) Oenopota discors T. Brown, 1827 : synonym of Oenopota pyramidalis (H. Strøm, 1788) Oenopota dissoluta (M. Yokoyama, 1926): synonym of Granotoma dissoluta (M. Yokoyama, 1926) Oenopota exarata (Møller, 1842): synonym of Propebela exarata (Møller, 1842) (currently placed in genus Propebela) Oenopota exigua J.G. Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Oenopota ovalis (H.B.S. Friele, 1877) Oenopota expansa G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota exquisita (Bartsch, 1941): synonym of Propebela exquisita Bartsch, 1941 Oenopota exserta C.W.S. Aurivillius, 1885: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota fidicula (Gould, 1849): synonym of Propebela fidicula (Gould, 1849) Oenopota furfuraculata É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Propebela bergensis (H.B.S. Friele, 1886) Oenopota galgana W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Oenopota elegans (H.P.C. Møller, 1842) Oenopota geminolineata H.B.S. Friele, 1879: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) † Oenopota gervillii G.P. Deshayes, 1862: synonym of † Buchozia gervillii (Deshayes, 1862) Oenopota glacialis (Thiele, 1912): synonym of Lorabela glacialis (Thiele, 1912) Oenopota golikovi Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Propebela golikovi (Bogdanov, 1985) (original combination) Oenopota harpularia Grieg, 1931: synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (Philippi, 1844) Oenopota harpularia (Couthouy, 1838): synonym of Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838) Oenopota harpularius (Couthouy, 1838): synonym of Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838) Oenopota harucoa P. Bartsch, 1941: synonym of Venustoma lacunosa (A.A. Gould, 1860) Oenopota holomera É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Gymnobela pyrrhogramma (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) Oenopota impressus (Mörch, 1869): synonym of Oenopota impressa (Mörch, 1869) (wrong grammatical gender) Oenopota incisula (Verrill, 1882): synonym of Curtitoma incisula (Verrill, 1882) Oenopota kobelti (Verkrüzen, T.A., 1876): synonym of Granotoma kobelti (Verkrüzen, 1876) Oenopota krausei (Dall, 1887): synonym of Granotoma krausei (Dall, 1887) Oenopota leucostoma L.A. Reeve, 1845: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana (W. Turton, 1834) Oenopota lateplicata Strebel, 1905: synonym of Propebela lateplicata (Strebel, 1905) Oenopota livida H.P.C. Møller, 1842: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota lotta W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Granotoma krausei (W.H. Dall, 1887) Oenopota luetkeni W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Granotoma krausei (W.H. Dall, 1887) Oenopota lyrata (Locard, 1897): synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882) Oenopota macgillivrayi C.B. Adams, 1850: synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana (W. Turton, 1834) Oenopota margaritae Bogdanov, 1985: synonym of Propebela margaritae (Bogdanov, 1985) (original combination) Oenopota metschigmensis (Krause, 1885): synonym of Curtitoma trevelliana (Turton, 1834) Oenopota microvoluta T.A. Okutani, 1964: synonym of Oenopota candida (M. Yokoyama, 1926) Oenopota minuscularia É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota violacea (J.W. Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) Oenopota minutum J. Adams, 1797: synonym of Propebela turricula (G. Montagu, 1803) Oenopota mitrula (S.L. Lovén, 1846): synonym of Propebela exarata (Møller, 1842) Oenopota monterosatoi É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota graphica (É.A.A. Locard, 1897) Oenopota nazanensis W.H. Dall, 1919: synonym of Curtitoma lawrenciana (W.H. Dall, 1919) Oenopota nobilis (Møller, 1842): synonym of Propebela nobilis (Møller, 1842) (currently placed in genus Propebela)