WoRMS taxon details
Volutopsius pallidus Tiba, 1973
491387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491387)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Note Japan, off Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, 400 m deep
Type locality Japan, off Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, 400 m deep [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volutopsius pallidus Tiba, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491387 on 2026-09-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Tiba R. (1973). Description of a new species of the genus Volutopsius. V. pallidus n.sp. (Buccinidae) from Northwestern Japan. <em>Venus. Japanese Journal of Malacology.</em> 32(2): 29-32.
page(s): 29, pl. 2, fig. 1, 2 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Okutani T. (2017). Family Buccinidae. Pp. 917-939, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
page(s): 29, pl. 2, fig. 1, 2 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Okutani T. (2017). Family Buccinidae. Pp. 917-939, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Golikov A.N. & Sirenko B.I. (1998) Prosobranch gastropods of the continental slope of Kurile Islands.[In Russian] <i>Ruthenica</i> 8(2): 91–135.
page(s): 110, fig. 6 J [details] Available for editors
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additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 96 [details]
page(s): 110, fig. 6 J [details] Available for editors
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 96 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Japan, off Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, 400 m deep [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミユキカミオボラ | [details] |