Leal, José H.
Volutidae
Sign in to savethumb|Apertural view of a gastropod shell|shell of [[Scaphella junonia]] Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Species
bailer shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyVolutidae
Волюты (лат. Volutidae) — семейство морских переднежаберных моллюсков. Около 200—250 видов (более 40 родов), распространённых во всех климатических зонах. Известны в ископаемом состоянии из отложений начиная с позднего мелового периода; наибольший расцвет семейства приходится на третичный период. Популярная группа у коллекционеров раковин моллюсков. Объект промысла у народов Западной Африки, Австралии и Юго-Восточной Азии — мясо моллюсков используется в пищу.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,007
- With media
- 80
- Family
- Volutidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Subfamilies and tribes
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Apertural view of a gastropod shell|shell of [[Scaphella junonia]] Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
==Distribution== This family of sea snails are found mainly in tropical seas, though some species also inhabit the waters of the polar circles.
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