Volutopsius norwegicus
creator: Gofas, Serge
creator: Fraussen, Koen
creator: Vinarski, Maxim
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138938 on 2026-08-30
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modified: 2025-02-18T16:33:05Z
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replaces: 510377
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791)
class: Gastropoda
family: Buccinidae
genus: Volutopsius
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910.
name published in: Petit de la Saussaye, [S. A. A.]. (1851). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Fuseau (Fusus), Lam. Journal de Conchyliologie. 2(3): 254-255, pl. 7.
name published in year: 1791
name published in year: 1851
order: Neogastropoda
parent name usage ID: 137715
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (Gmelin, 1791)
specific epithet: norwegicus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted