Volvatellidae
| Volvatellidae | |
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| Volvatella angeliniana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Oxynooidea |
| Family: | Volvatellidae Pilsbry, 1895 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Volvatellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Oxynooidea.[1]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae:[2][3]
- Ascobulla Marcus, 1972
- Volvatella Pease, 1860
- Synonyms
- Arthessa T. J. Evans, 1950: synonym of Volvatella Pease, 1860
- Arthressa [sic] accepted as Arthessa T. J. Evans, 1950: synonym of Volvatella Pease, 1860 (misspelling)
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- ^ Jensen, K. R. (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics and classification of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 351 (1335): 91–122. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0006.
- ^ Händeler, K.; Grzymbowski, Y. P.; Krug, P. J.; Wägele, H. (2009). "Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life". Frontiers in Zoology. 6: 28. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-28. PMC 2790442. PMID 19951407.
Further reading
- Bouchet, Philippe, & Rocroi, Jean-Pierre. (2005). Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families. Malacologia, 47, 85--397. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/62916
- Boettger, C. R. (1963). Gastropoden mit zwei Schalenklappen. Zoologischer Anzeiger, Supplementband 26 [= Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, "1962"]. 403-439.
- Habe, T., T. Okutani & S. Nishiwaki. (1994). Handbook of malacology, Volume 1. 274 pp. Tokyo: Scientist Inc.
External links
- Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences.