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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 Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New 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.