African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

382262 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382262)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815

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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
Tribe Volutini Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Voluta Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. 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]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volutinae 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=382262 on 2026-02-17

Regional species database citation

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. Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382262 on 2026-02-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-02-04 08:47:21Z

created

Bail, Patrice

2024-12-29 14:53:12Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. 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]

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. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors

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