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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutomitridae
Volutomitridae Gray, 1854
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Volutomitrina Gray, 1854
Volutomitrinae Dall, 1907
Peculatoridae Iredale & McMichael, 1962
Microvolutidae Iredale & McMichael, 1962
Included taxa
Volutomitra H. & A. Adams, 1853
Conomitra Conrad, 1865
Microvoluta Angas, 1877
Paradmete Strebel, 1908
Pusiolina Cossmann, 1921
Peculator Iredale, 1924
Waimatea Finlay, 1927
Magdalemitra Kilburn, 1974
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
ABRS Regions: Australia
Keywords
depth: continental rise
depth: continental shelf
depth: continental slope
depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal [ 10-1900 m.
]
substrate: algal turf
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Arnaud, P.M. & Van Mol, J.-J. 1979. p.26 General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.90 [ List of species, distribution, habitat and systematics.
] General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.94 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.333 General reference
Ponder, W.F. 1972. p.295 Biology and ecology
Ponder, W.F. 1988. p.842 General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.158 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Volutoidea
Volutomitridae Gray, 1854
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13296) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.