Voluta

Voluta
The Hebrew volute Voluta ebraea in its natural habitat
Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of Voluta musica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Voluta
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Voluta musica Linnaeus, 1758
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chlorosina Gray, 1858
  • Harpula Swainson, 1831
  • Musica Gray, 1847
  • Plejona Röding, 1798
  • Volutarius Duméril, 1806
  • Volutolyria Crosse, 1877

Voluta is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Species

Species in the genus Voluta include:[2][3]

Subgenera brought into synonymy:

References

  1. 1 2 Bail, P. (2010). Voluta Linnaeus, 1758. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382264 on 2011-03-17
  2. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "Malacolog ver 4.1.1". Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 2009-09-26.


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