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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutomitridae 

Volutomitra H. & A. Adams, 1853

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Volutomitra H. & A. Adams, 1853

Included taxa

   Volutomitra groenlandica Möller, 1842
   Volutomitra bairdii Dall, 1889
   Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902
   Volutomitra porcellana Melvill & Standen, 1912
   Volutomitra hottentola (Thiele, 1925)
   Volutomitra banksi (Dell, 1951)
   Volutomitra pailoloana (J. Cate, 1963)
   Volutomitra problematic (Ponder, 1968)
   Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971
   Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971
   Volutomitra vaubani Cernohorsky, 1982
   Volutomitra bayeri Okutani, 1982
   Volutomitra glabella Bouchet & Kantor, 2000

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia

Keywords

depth: continental rise 
depth: continental shelf [ 27-1500 m. ]
depth: continental slope 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.97 [ Synonymy, distribution and habitat. ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutomitridae Gray, 1854
                          Volutomitra H. & A. Adams, 1853

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=31165) created by Import from Wasp on 2000-11-16. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2002-07-16.