''Volvatella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, bubble snails, a
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gastropod sacoglossa
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n
mollusk
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in the family
Volvatellidae
Volvatellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae:
* ''Ascobulla'' Marcus, 1972
* ''Volvatella ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204277 on 7 May 2011]
Species
Species within the genus ''Volvatella'' include:
* ''
Volvatella angeliniana'' Ichikawa, 1993
* ''
Volvatella australis
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Jensen, 1997
* ''
Volvatella ayakii'' Hamatani, 1972
* ''
Volvatella bermudae'' K.B. Clark, 1982
* ''
Volvatella candida'' Pease, 1868
* ''
Volvatella cincta
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869
* ''
Volvatella elioti
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' (Evans, 1950)
* ''
Volvatella evansi
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' (Kay, 1961)
* ''
Volvatella ficula
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Burn, 1966
* ''
Volvatella fragilis
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Pease, 1860
* ''
Volvatella kawamurai
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Habe, 1946
* ''
Volvatella laguncula
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1894
* ''
Volvatella omega
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' (Melvill, 1918)
* ''
Volvatella pyriformis
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Pease, 1868
* ''
Volvatella ventricosa
''Volvatella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Volvatella Pease, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...
'' Jensen & Wells, 1990
* ''
Volvatella vigourouxi'' (Montrouzier, 1861)
* ''
Volvatella viridis'' Hamatani, 1976
References
* Jensen K.R. (2007) ''Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia).'' Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55:255–281
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