Voluta
Encyclopedia
Voluta is a genus
of medium to large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae
, the volutes.
Subgenera brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium to large sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
, the volutes.
Species
Species in the genus Voluta include:- Voluta ebraeaVoluta ebraeaVoluta ebraea, common name the Hebrew volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. The Hebrew volute is endemic to Brazil, where it its collected both for food and for its shell, which is highly desired for ornamental purposes...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Voluta morrisoniVoluta morrisoniVoluta morrisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Petuch, 1980) - Voluta musicaVoluta musicaVoluta musica, common name the Music volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Voluta polypleuraVoluta polypleuraVoluta polypleura, common name the De Marcoi's volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Subspecies:Voluta polypleura contains the following subspecies:...
Crosse, 1876 - Voluta virescensVoluta virescensVoluta virescens, common name the Green music volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Subspecies:Voluta virescens contains the following subspecies:...
Lightfoot, 1786
Subgenera brought into synonymy :
- Voluta (Callipara) accepted as CalliparaCalliparaCallipara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Callipara include:Subgenus Callipara sensu stricto* Callipara africana...
Gray, 1847 - Voluta (Fulgoraria) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as FulgorariaFulgorariaFulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fulgoraria include:Subgenus Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817* Fulgoraria ericarum Douté, 1997...
Schumacher, 1817 - Voluta (Psephaea) Crosse, 1871 accepted as Fulgoraria (Psephaea) Crosse, 1871
- Voluta coniformis Cox, 1871 : synonym of Volutoconus coniformisVolutoconus coniformisVolutoconus coniformis, common name : the Cone-shaped Volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 75 mm.-References:...
(Cox, 1871) - Voluta kreuslerae Angas, 1865 : synonym of Notovoluta kreusleraeNotovoluta kreusleraeNotovoluta kreuslerae , common name : Kreusler's Volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 100 mm.-References:...
(Angas, 1865)