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Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815

102733 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:102733)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Neogastropoda (Order)
  6. Volutidae (Family)
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Neogastropoda

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  1. Genus Adelomelon Dall, 1906
  2. Genus Afriathleta Veldsman & Veldsman, 2022
  3. Genus Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  4. Genus Alcithopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2026 †
  5. Genus Amoria Gray, 1855
  6. Genus Ampulla Röding, 1798
  7. Genus Arctomelon Dall, 1915
  8. Genus Argentovoluta Vazquez & Caldini, 1989
  9. Genus Athleta Conrad, 1853
  10. Genus Atraktus Gardner, 1937 †
  11. Genus Bruggemania Petuch & Berschauer, 2026 †
  12. Genus Calliotectum Dall, 1890
  13. Genus Callipara Gray, 1847
  14. Genus Capensisvoluta Veldsman & Veldsman, 2022
  15. Genus Chiraluta Olsson, 1931 †
  16. Genus Ctenilyria Woodring, 1964 †
  17. Genus Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
  18. Genus Cymbium Röding, 1798
  19. Genus Enaeta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  20. Genus Eovoluta Pacaud, 2016 †
  21. Genus Ericusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  22. Genus Euroscaphella Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2014 †
  23. Genus Falsilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †
  24. Genus Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
  25. Genus Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  26. Genus Fusivoluta Martens, 1902
  27. Genus Gosavia Stoliczka, 1866 †
  28. Genus Harpovoluta Thiele, 1912
  29. Genus Harpulina Dall, 1906
  30. Genus Lapparia Conrad, 1855 †
  31. Genus Leptoscapha P. Fischer, 1883 †
  32. Genus Liopeplum Dall, 1890 †
  33. Genus Livonia Gray, 1855
  34. Genus Lyria Gray, 1847
  35. Genus Lyriopsis Merle, Pacaud, Métais, Bartolini, Lashari, Brohi, Solangi, Marivaux & Welcomme, 2014 †
  36. Genus Lyrischapa Aldrich, 1911 †
  37. Genus Mauira Marwick, 1943 †
  38. Genus Mauithoe Finlay, 1930 †
  39. Genus Melo Broderip in Sowerby I, 1826
  40. Genus Metamelon Marwick, 1926 †
  41. Genus Minicymbiola Klappenbach, 1979
  42. Genus Miomelon Dall, 1907
  43. Genus Mitreola Swainson, 1833 †
  44. Genus Montia Gilbert, 1973 †
  45. Genus Myobarbum Sohl, 1963 †
  46. Genus Nannamoria Iredale, 1929
  47. Genus Nanomelon Leal & Bouchet, 1989
  48. Genus Nataliavoluta Veldsman & Veldsman, 2022
  49. Genus Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890 †
  50. Genus Neptuneopsis Sowerby III, 1898
  51. Genus Notopeplum Finlay, 1927
  52. Genus Notoplejona Marwick, 1926 †
  53. Genus Notovoluta Cotton, 1946
  54. Genus Odontocymbiola Clench & Turner, 1964
  55. Genus Ortmannia Chiesa, Parma & Camacho, 1995 †
  56. Genus Pachycymbiola Ihering, 1907
  57. Genus Pachymelon Marwick, 1926 †
  58. Genus Pakiluta Merle, Pacaud, Métais, Bartolini, Lashari, Brohi, Solangi, Marivaux & Welcomme, 2014 †
  59. Genus Palaeomelon Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †
  60. Genus Paramoria McMichael, 1960
  61. Genus Parvivoluta Wade, 1926 †
  62. Genus Peruluta Olsson, 1928 †
  63. Genus Plicoliva Petuch, 1979
  64. Genus Provocator Watson, 1882
  65. Genus Psephaea Crosse, 1871
  66. Genus Pseudolyria Martin, 1931 †
  67. Genus Pterospira Harris, 1897
  68. Genus Saotomea Habe, 1943
  69. Genus Scaphella Swainson, 1832
  70. Genus Sindhiluta Merle, Pacaud, Métais, Bartolini, Lashari, Brohi, Solangi, Marivaux & Welcomme, 2014 †
  71. Genus Spinomelon Marwick, 1926 †
  72. Genus Tectaplica Wade, 1916 †
  73. Genus Tenebrincola Harasewych & Kantor, 1991
  74. Genus Teremelon Marwick, 1926 †
  75. Genus Tractolira Dall, 1896
  76. Genus Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  77. Genus Volutifusus Conrad, 1863
  78. Genus Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
  79. Genus Volutoconus Crosse, 1871
  80. Genus Volutospina Newton, 1906
  81. Genus Wangaluta Stilwell, 2016 †
  82. Genus Zidona H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  83. Genus Zygomelon Harasewych & Marshall, 1995 †
  84. Genus Accithoe Paetel, 1875 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  85. Genus Accithoë Paetel, 1875 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  86. Genus Acithoe Schaufuss, 1869 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  87. Genus Acithoë Schaufuss, 1869 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  88. Genus Aeneta Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Enaeta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  89. Genus Alcitho Marwick, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  90. Genus Alcithoë Adams, 1853 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  91. Genus Amorena Iredale, 1929 accepted as Amoria Gray, 1855 (synonym)
  92. Genus Athlaeta Conrad, 1860 accepted as Athleta Conrad, 1853
  93. Genus Aulica Gray, 1847 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (synonym)
  94. Genus Aulicia Dollfus, 1911 † (Misspelling)
  95. Genus Aulicina Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (synonym)
  96. Genus Aurina accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832
  97. Genus Aurinia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (synonym)
  98. Genus Auriniopsis Clench, 1953 accepted as Aurinia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  99. Genus Ausoba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (objective synonym of Cymbiola)
  100. Genus Bathyaurinia Clench & Aguayo, 1940 accepted as Volutifusus Conrad, 1863
  101. Genus Bondarevia Bail & Chino, 2010 accepted as Saotomea Habe, 1943
  102. Genus Borcomelon Cossmann, 1921 † (Misspelling)
  103. Genus Boreomelon Dall, 1918 accepted as Arctomelon Dall, 1915 (objective synonym of Arctomelon)
  104. Genus Butonius Martin, 1933 † accepted as Calliotectum Dall, 1890 (synonym)
  105. Genus Calliotratum Dollfus, 1919 accepted as Calliotectum Dall, 1890
  106. Genus Canalilyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Callipara Gray, 1847
  107. Genus Canamoria Bondarev, 1995 accepted as Amoria Gray, 1855 (synonym)
  108. Genus Caricellopsis Petuch & Sargent, 2011 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832
  109. Genus Chlorosina Gray, 1858 accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Genus Clenchina Pilsbry & Olsson, 1953 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (synonym)
  111. Genus Cottonia Iredale, 1934 accepted as Livonia Gray, 1855 (synonym)
  112. Genus Cymba Marche-Marchaud, 1968 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798
  113. Genus Cymba Broderip, 1826 accepted as Cymbium Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  114. Genus Cymbiolacca Iredale, 1929 † accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
  115. Genus Cymbiolena Iredale, 1929 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (synonym)
  116. Genus Cymbiolista Iredale, 1929 accepted as Amoria Gray, 1855
  117. Genus Dallivoluta Okutani, 1982 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (synonym)
  118. Genus Eopsephia Harris, 1897 † (Misspelling)
  119. Genus Eosephaea King, 1933 † (Misspelling)
  120. Genus Fulgaria Eastman, 1900 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  121. Genus Fulguraria Mörch, 1852 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  122. Genus Furgoraria Nagao, 1928 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  123. Genus Garciavoluta Petuch & Berschauer, 2023 accepted as Aurinia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  124. Genus Gilvostia Iredale, 1937 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  125. Genus Guevillea Filhol, 1885 accepted as Guivillea Watson, 1886 accepted as Provocator Watson, 1882
  126. Genus Guivillea Watson, 1886 accepted as Provocator Watson, 1882
  127. Genus Halia Risso, 1829 accepted as Ampulla Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  128. Genus Harpella Gray, 1858 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (invalid: junior homonym of Harpella Schranck, 1802 [Lepidoptera])
  129. Genus Harpula Swainson, 1831 accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  130. Genus Heteroaulica Cossmann, 1899 † (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  131. Genus Howellia Clench & Aguayo, 1941 accepted as Calliotectum Dall, 1890 (synonym)
  132. Genus Indolyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847
  133. Genus Iredalina Finlay, 1926 accepted as Provocator Watson, 1882
  134. Genus Janeithoe Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † accepted as Adelomelon Dall, 1906 (synonym)
  135. Genus Leioderma Tryon in Tryon & Pilsbry, 1882 † accepted as Liopeplum Dall, 1890 †
  136. Genus Leiotomus Gray, 1847 (Misspelling)
  137. Genus Leitomus Paetel, 1875 (Misspelling)
  138. Genus Leporemax Iredale, 1937 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  139. Genus Lioderma Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Liopeplum Dall, 1890 †
  140. Genus Liopephene Riedel, 1932 † accepted as Liopeplum Dall, 1890 †
  141. Genus Lyreneta Iredale, 1937 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (synonym)
  142. Genus Lyrispina Banerjee & Halder, 2024 † accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (Treated as subgenus)
  143. Genus Maculopeplum Dall, 1906 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (junior objective synonym of Scaphella)
  144. Genus Magnavictoria Poppe & Tagaro, 2020 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, proposed as subgenus)
  145. Genus Mamillana Crosse, 1871 accepted as Livonia Gray, 1855 (invalid: junior objective synonym of Livonia)
  146. Genus Mamillina Tate & May, 1901 (Misspelling)
  147. Genus Mauia Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Mauira Marwick, 1943 †
  148. Genus Mauria † accepted as Mauira Marwick, 1943 †
  149. Genus Melocorona Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † accepted as Melo Broderip in Sowerby I, 1826 (synonym)
  150. Genus Mesericusa Iredale, 1929 accepted as Ericusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (synonym)
  151. Genus Microlyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847
  152. Genus Miopleiona Dall, 1907 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  153. Genus Miopleionia Loel & Corey, 1932 † accepted as Miopleiona Dall, 1907 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  154. Genus Mitraelyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847
  155. Genus Mitreala accepted as Mitra Lamarck, 1798 (Misspelling of Mitreola Swainson, 1833, latter now subgenus of Mitra)
  156. Genus Musashia Hayashi, 1966 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  157. Genus Musica Gray, 1847 accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758 (junior objective synonym of Voluta)
  158. Genus Neoatheta Dukooizen, 1924 † accepted as Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890 †
  159. Genus Neopsephaea Takeda, 1953 † accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (Treated as subgenus)
  160. Genus Noathleta Cossmann, 1925 † accepted as Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890 †
  161. Genus Oligoathleta Lozouet, 2019 † accepted as Athleta Conrad, 1853 (Treated as subgenus)
  162. Genus Otocheilus Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (synonym)
  163. Genus Paleolyria Garvie, 2021 † accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, proposed as subgenus)
  164. Genus Palomelon Finlay, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  165. Genus Pejona Hanna, 1927 † (Misspelling)
  166. Genus Pleiona Paetel, 1875 † (Misspelling)
  167. Genus Plejona Röding, 1798 † accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  168. Genus Plicolyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Lyria Gray, 1847
  169. Genus Priamus Beck in Lamarck, 1838 accepted as Ampulla Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  170. Genus Prodallia Bartsch, 1942 accepted as Calliotectum Dall, 1890 (synonym)
  171. Genus Proscaphella Ihering, 1907 accepted as Miomelon Dall, 1907 (synonym)
  172. Genus Pseudocymbiola McMichael, 1961 † accepted as Cymbiolacca Iredale, 1929 † accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
  173. Genus Pseudocymbium Cossmann, 1899 accepted as Provocator Watson, 1882
  174. Genus Rehderia Clench, 1946 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832 (synonym)
  175. Genus Relegamoria Iredale, 1936 accepted as Amoria Gray, 1855 (synonym)
  176. Genus Scapha Gray, 1855 accepted as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831 (synonym)
  177. Genus Scappella Mörch, 1858 accepted as Scaphella Swainson, 1832
  178. Genus Septoscapha Cossmann, 1889 † accepted as Leptoscapha P. Fischer, 1883 †
  179. Genus Simililyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 accepted as Callipara Gray, 1847
  180. Genus Tectoplica Cossmann, 1917 † accepted as Tectaplica Wade, 1916 †
  181. Genus Teramachia Kuroda, 1931 accepted as Calliotectum Dall, 1890 (synonym)
  182. Genus Ternivoluta Martens, 1897 accepted as Athleta Conrad, 1853
  183. Genus Valuta Hörnes & Auinger, 1880 accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  184. Genus Vespertilio Mörch, 1852
  185. Genus Vinafulgoraria Thach, 2023 accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (Treated as subgenus)
  186. Genus Vokesia Chavan, 1949 accepted as Pseudaulicina † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  187. Genus Volithilites Gregorio, 1880 † accepted as Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
  188. Genus Volubilithes Desio, 1929 † accepted as Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
  189. Genus Volutalithes Conrad, 1855 † accepted as Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
  190. Genus Volutarius Duméril, 1805 accepted as Voluta Linnaeus, 1758 (objective synonym of Voluta)
  191. Genus Volutella d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Zidona H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
  192. Genus Volutilites Herrmannsen, 1849 † accepted as Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 †
  193. Genus Volutipysma Rehder, 1969 accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  194. Genus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890 (unaccepted, synonym)
  195. Genus Volutocorona Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † (unaccepted)
  196. Genus Volutolites Gray, 1855 † (unaccepted)
  197. Genus Volutolyria Crosse, 1877 (unaccepted, junior objective synonym of Voluta)
  198. Genus Volutospinna Dukovizen, 1924 (unaccepted)
  199. Genus Waihaoia Marwick, 1926 (unaccepted, synonym)
  200. Genus Weaveria Clench & Turner, 1964 (unaccepted, synonym)
  201. Genus Wyvillea Watson, 1882 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Wyvillea Haswell, 1879; Guivillea and Pseudocymbium are replacement names)
  202. Genus Yetus Bowdich, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
  203. Genus Zebramoria Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted, synonym)
  204. Genus Cordilyria Bayer, 1971 (uncertain, unassessed)
  205. Genus Cymbiola Swainson, 1834 (uncertain, unassessed)
  206. Genus Eopsephaea Fischer, 1883 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  207. Genus Eoscaphella Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  208. Genus Eteroaulica Rovereto, 1899 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  209. Genus Harpeola Dall, 1907 (uncertain, unassessed)
  210. Genus Kurodina Rehder, 1969 (uncertain, unassessed)
  211. Genus Leiostoma Swainson, 1840 [2] (uncertain, unassessed)
  212. Genus Leiostomus Swainson, 1840 (uncertain, unassessed)
  213. Genus Lyrenata (uncertain, unassessed)
  214. Genus Mysterostropha Olsson, 1964 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  215. Genus Nipponomelon Shikama, 1967 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  216. Genus Sannalyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  217. Genus Sycospira Palmer, 1953 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  218. Genus Volutocorbix (uncertain, unassessed)
  219. Genus Volutovetus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  220. Genus Woodsivoluta Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102733 on 2026-09-26
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47(1-2): 1-397. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Prosobranchia (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Volutidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Cenomanian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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