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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Volutidae is referenced by 427 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Cymbiola and Callipara.
It sits within the topics Gastropod families, Source attribution and Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,007
- With media
- 80
- Family
- Volutidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Volutoidea
- Image
- Voluta ebraea THELMA DIAS 01(pode usar).JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Subfamilies and tribes
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
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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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