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Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815

23141  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23141)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Volutidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Amoriinae J. E. Gray, 1857
    1. Tribe Melonini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
      2. Genus Melo Broderip, 1826
  2. Subfamily Athletinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
    1. Genus Athleta Conrad, 1853
    2. Genus Afriathleta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 accepted as Athleta (Afriathleta) S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    3. Genus Capensisvoluta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 accepted as Athleta (Capensisvoluta) S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    4. Genus Nataliavoluta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 accepted as Athleta (Nataliavoluta) S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    5. Genus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890 † accepted as Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall, 1890 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853
  3. Subfamily Calliotectinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
    1. Genus Fusivoluta E. von Martens, 1902
    2. Genus Neptuneopsis G. B. Sowerby III, 1898
  4. Subfamily Cymbiinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)
    1. Tribe Adelomelonini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Adelomelon Dall, 1906
      2. Genus Pachycymbiola Ihering, 1907
    2. Tribe Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)
      1. Genus Cymbium Röding, 1798
    3. Tribe Zidonini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
      1. Genus Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
      2. Genus Guivillea R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  5. Subfamily Eovolutinae Pacaud, 2016 †
    1. Genus Mitreola Swainson, 1833 †
  6. Subfamily Plicolivinae Bouchet, 1990
    1. Genus Plicoliva Petuch, 1979
  7. Subfamily Scaphellinae Gray, 1857
    1. Genus Ampulla Röding, 1798
  8. Subfamily Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Tribe Lyriini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Callipara J. E. Gray, 1847
      2. Genus Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      3. Genus Harpulina Dall, 1906
      4. Genus Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
      5. Genus Simililyria Bail & Poppe, 2001
    2. Tribe Volutini Rafinesque, 1815
      1. Genus Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Subfamily Zidoninae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Zidonini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 145; note: as subfamily Volutidia [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23141 on 2026-02-17
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23141 on 2026-02-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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db_admin
2009-02-02 11:06:43Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2009-02-04 08:47:21Z
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Bail, Patrice
2009-08-14 07:25:27Z
changed
db_admin
2011-03-20 15:24:09Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2018-01-22 17:42:05Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2024-12-29 14:53:12Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 145; note: as subfamily Volutidia [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Volutidae) 
To Genbank 
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam 
To NHMUK collection (Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815; NHMUK:ecatalogue:7975050) 
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