Biology:Volvatellidae

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Volvatellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Oxynooidea.[1]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae:[2][3]

Synonyms
  • Arthessa T. J. Evans, 1950: synonym of Volvatella Pease, 1860
  • Arthressa [sic] accepted as Arthessa T. J. Evans, 1950: synonym of Volvatella Pease, 1860 (misspelling)

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1–2). 
  2. Jensen, K. R. (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics and classification of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 351 (1335): 91–122. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0006. 
  3. Händeler, K.; Grzymbowski, Y. P.; Krug, P. J.; Wägele, H. (2009). "Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life". Frontiers in Zoology 6: 28. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-28. PMID 19951407. 

Further reading

  • Bouchet, Philippe, & Rocroi, Jean-Pierre. (2005). Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families. Malacologia, 47, 85--397. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/62916
  • Boettger, C. R. (1963). Gastropoden mit zwei Schalenklappen. Zoologischer Anzeiger, Supplementband 26 [= Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, "1962"]. 403-439.
  • Habe, T., T. Okutani & S. Nishiwaki. (1994). Handbook of malacology, Volume 1. 274 pp. Tokyo: Scientist Inc.

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