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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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Family
Volutoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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  1. Subfamily Amoriinae J. E. Gray, 1857
    1. Tribe Amoriini J. E. Gray, 1857
      1. Genus Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855
      2. Genus Nannamoria Iredale, 1929
      3. Genus Paramoria McMichael, 1960
      4. Genus Relegamoria Iredale, 1936
    2. Tribe Melonini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
      2. Genus Melo Broderip, 1826
    3. Tribe Notovolutini Bail & Poppe, 2001
      1. Genus Notovoluta Cotton, 1946
      2. Genus Volutoconus Crosse, 1871
  2. Subfamily Athletinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
    1. Genus Athleta Conrad, 1853
    2. Genus Carboathleta Pacaud & Gurdon, 2026 †
    3. Genus Falsathleta Pacaud & Gurdon, 2026 †
    4. Genus Konistra Saul & Popenoe, 1993 †
    5. Genus Ternivoluta E. von Martens, 1897
    6. Genus Volutovetus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †
    7. 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 superseded rank)
    8. 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 superseded rank)
    9. Genus Lioderma Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Liopeplum Dall, 1890 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Lioderma Marseul, 1857 [Coleoptera]; Liopeplum is a replacement name)
    10. 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 superseded rank)
    11. Genus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890 † accepted as Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall, 1890 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853
    12. Genus Volutospina R. B. Newton, 1906 accepted as Athleta (Volutospina) R. B. Newton, 1906 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  3. Subfamily Calliotectinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
    1. Genus Calliotectum Dall, 1890
    2. Genus Fusivoluta E. von Martens, 1902
    3. 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 Arctomelon Dall, 1915
      3. Genus Nanomelon Leal & Bouchet, 1989
      4. Genus Pachycymbiola Ihering, 1907
    2. Tribe Alcithoini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
    3. Tribe Cymbiini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1847)
      1. Genus Cymbium Röding, 1798
      2. Genus Eucymba Dall, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Tribe Livoniini Bail & Poppe, 2001
      1. Genus Ericusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
      2. Genus Livonia J. E. Gray, 1855
      3. Genus Notopeplum H. J. Finlay, 1927
      4. Genus Pterospira G. F. Harris, 1897 † accepted as Livonia J. E. Gray, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Tribe Odontocymbiolini Clench & R. D. Turner, 1964
      1. Genus Argentovoluta Vazquez & Caldini, 1989
      2. Genus Minicymbiola Klappenbach, 1979
      3. Genus Miomelon Dall, 1907
      4. Genus Odontocymbiola Clench & R. D. Turner, 1964
      5. Genus Tractolira Dall, 1896
    6. Tribe Zidonini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
      1. Genus Harpovoluta Thiele, 1912
      2. Genus Mauira Marwick, 1943 †
      3. Genus Mauithoe H. J. Finlay, 1930 †
      4. Genus Metamelon Marwick, 1926 †
      5. Genus Pachymelon Marwick, 1926 †
      6. Genus Palaeomelon S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †
      7. Genus Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
      8. Genus Spinomelon Marwick, 1926
      9. Genus Teremelon Marwick, 1926 †
      10. Genus Zidona H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
      11. Genus Zygomelon Harasewych & B. A. Marshall, 1995
  5. Subfamily Eovolutinae Pacaud, 2016 †
    1. Genus Eovoluta Pacaud, 2016 †
    2. Genus Lapparia Conrad, 1855 †
    3. Genus Mitreola Swainson, 1833 †
  6. Subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
    1. Genus Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
    2. Genus Saotomea T. Habe, 1943
    3. Genus Tenebrincola Harasewych & Kantor, 1991
    4. Genus Wangaluta Stilwell, 2016 †
  7. Subfamily Indovolutinae Halder & S. S. Das, 2019 †
    1. Genus Gosavia Stoliczka, 1866 †
    2. Genus Indovoluta Eames, 1956 †
    3. Genus Involuta L. R. Cox, 1931 †
    4. Genus Lyrischapa Aldrich, 1911 †
    5. Genus Prestrombus Douvillé, 1929 †
  8. Subfamily Plicolivinae Bouchet, 1990
    1. Genus Plicoliva Petuch, 1979
  9. Subfamily Scaphellinae J. E. Gray, 1857
    1. Genus Ampulla Röding, 1798
    2. Genus Aurinia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
    3. Genus Bruggemania Petuch & Berschauer, 2026 †
    4. Genus Caricella Conrad, 1835 †
    5. Genus Misricymbiola Bandel, 2003 †
    6. Genus Montia Glibert, 1973 †
    7. Genus Pyrgomitra Mörch, 1869 †
    8. Genus Scaphella Swainson, 1832
    9. Genus Volutifusus Conrad, 1863
    10. Genus Euroscaphella Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2014 † accepted as Pyrgomitra Mörch, 1869 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  10. Subfamily Volutilithinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †
    1. Genus Alcithopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2026 †
    2. Genus Pseudaulicina Chavan, 1948 †
    3. Genus Sindhiluta Merle & Pacaud, 2014 †
    4. Genus Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
    5. Genus Eopsephaea P. Fischer, 1883 † accepted as Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  11. Subfamily Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Ficulomorpha Holzapfel, 1888 †
    2. Tribe Lyriini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      1. Genus Callipara J. E. Gray, 1847
      2. Genus Enaeta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
      3. Genus Falsilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †
      4. Genus Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
      5. Genus Harpulina Dall, 1906
      6. Genus Leptoscapha P. Fischer, 1883
      7. Genus Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
      8. Genus Lyriopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2014 †
      9. Genus Simililyria Bail & Poppe, 2001
    3. Genus Nodovoluta Garvie, 2021 †
    4. Genus Parvivoluta Wade, 1926 †
    5. Tribe Volutini Rafinesque, 1815
      1. Genus Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
      2. Genus Woodsivoluta Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †
  12. Subfamily Zidoninae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Zidonini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  13. Subfamily Volutidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Costopeplum Hallan, Mattiske & Hawke, 2026 †
    2. Genus Pavora B. L. Clark, 1946 †
    3. Genus Ptychoris Gabb, 1877 †
    4. Genus Retipirula Dall, 1907 †
    5. Genus Scaphellopsis Petuch, 1988 †
    6. Genus Volutomorpha Gabb, 1877 †
    7. Genus Bendeluta Eames, 1957 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    8. Genus Ctenilyria Woodring, 1964 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    9. Genus Rostellites Conrad, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 145; note: as subfamily Volutidia [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23141 on 2026-09-03
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23141 on 2026-09-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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db_admin
2009-02-02 11:06:43Z
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Gofas, Serge
2009-02-04 08:47:21Z
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Bail, Patrice
2009-08-14 07:25:27Z
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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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
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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