Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae

Livonia Gray, 1855

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scapha (Livonia) Gray, 1855
   Mamillana Crosse, 1871
   Voluta (Pterospira) Harris, 1897
   Cottonia Iredale, 1934

Included taxa

   Livonia mammilla (Sowerby, 1844)
   Livonia roadnightae (McCoy, 1881)
   Livonia nodiplicata (Cox, 1910)
   Livonia joerinkensi (Poppe, 1987)
   Livonia limpusi Bail, 1999

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 25-100 fathoms {WEAVER1970A} ]

References

Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.31 Taxonomy
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.47 [ synonymy, type information, diagnosis and remarks ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.124 [ description and synonymy, includes Cottonia as available name of Livonia ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Zidoninae
                            Livonia Gray, 1855
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12387) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.