African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Voluta Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

382264 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382264)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Volutini Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Voluta Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (4)

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Species Voluta abyssicola A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 accepted as Capensisvoluta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) accepted as Athleta (Capensisvoluta) abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) represented as Athleta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) (original combination)
Species Voluta africana Reeve, 1856 accepted as Callipara africana (Reeve, 1856) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Voluta bullata Swainson, 1829 accepted as Callipara bullatiana C. S. Weaver & duPont, 1967 (Invalid: junior homonym of Voluta bullata Born, 1778; Callipara bullatiana is a replacement name)
Species Voluta queketti E. A. Smith, 1901 accepted as Simililyria queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Voluta Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382264 on 2026-02-09

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. Voluta Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382264 on 2026-02-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-04 08:47:21Z

created

Bail, Patrice

2012-07-28 12:32:38Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-15 07:39:18Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]

additional source Martens, E. von. (1881). Schlussbemerkung [über Voluta]. Conchologische Mittheilungen als Fortsetzung der Novitates Conchologicae. 2(1-2): 127-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865878 [details]

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