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Volvulella R. B. Newton, 1891

138433  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138433)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Cephalaspidea (Order)
  9. Bulloidea (Superfamily)
  10. Rhizoridae (Family)
  11. Volvulella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Bulla acuminata Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Volvulella acuminata (Bruguière, 1792) (type by typification of replaced name)
Volvula A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Volvula Gistel,...)  
junior homonym of Volvula Gistel, 1848 [Diptera]; Volvulella is a replacement name
Volvulella (Paravolvulella) Harry, 1967 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Volvulella acuminata (Bruguière, 1792)
  2. Species Volvulella attenuata (A. Adams, 1862)
  3. Species Volvulella californica Dall, 1919
  4. Species Volvulella catharia Dall, 1919
  5. Species Volvulella compacta (Melvill, 1906)
  6. Species Volvulella cylindrella (A. Adams, 1862)
  7. Species Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  8. Species Volvulella eburnea (A. Adams, 1850)
  9. Species Volvulella flavotincta (E. von Martens, 1904)
  10. Species Volvulella fortis (Thiele, 1925)
  11. Species Volvulella ischnatracta Pilsbry, 1930
  12. Species Volvulella kinokuniana (Habe, 1946)
  13. Species Volvulella minuta (K. J. Bush, 1885)
  14. Species Volvulella multistriata Á. Valdés, 2008
  15. Species Volvulella mutabilis (Barnard, 1963)
  16. Species Volvulella nesentus (H. J. Finlay, 1926)
  17. Species Volvulella onoae Á. Valdés, 2008
  18. Species Volvulella opalina (A. Adams, 1862)
  19. Species Volvulella ovulina (A. Adams, 1862)
  20. Species Volvulella panamica Dall, 1919
  21. Species Volvulella paupercula (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  22. Species Volvulella persimilis (Mörch, 1875)
  23. Species Volvulella radiola (A. Adams, 1862)
  24. Species Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1850)
  25. Species Volvulella sculpturata Minichev, 1971
  26. Species Volvulella spectabilis (A. Adams, 1862)
  27. Species Volvulella striatula (A. Adams, 1850)
  28. Species Volvulella suavis (Thiele, 1925)
  29. Species Volvulella sulcata (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  30. Species Volvulella texasiana Harry, 1967
  31. Species Volvulella tokunagai (Makiyama, 1927)
  32. Species Volvulella tragula (Hedley, 1903)
  33. Species Volvulella truncata Dell, 1956
  34. Subgenus Volvulella (Paravolvulella) Harry, 1967 accepted as Volvulella R. B. Newton, 1891 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Volvulella (Paravolvulella) texasiana Harry, 1967 accepted as Volvulella texasiana Harry, 1967
  35. Species Volvulella callicera Dall, 1919 accepted as Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  36. Species Volvulella cathana [sic] accepted as Volvulella catharia Dall, 1919 (misspelling)
  37. Species Volvulella cooperi Dall, 1919 accepted as Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  38. Species Volvulella lowei A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937 accepted as Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  39. Species Volvulella moerchi Dall, 1927 accepted as Volvulella persimilis (Mörch, 1875)
  40. Species Volvulella parata Iredale, 1936 accepted as Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1850)
  41. Species Volvulella recta Harry, 1967 accepted as Volvulella minuta (K. J. Bush, 1885)
  42. Species Volvulella reflexa (F. W. Hutton, 1885) sensu Suter, 1913 accepted as Volvulella nesentus (H. J. Finlay, 1926) (not Hutton, 1885)
  43. Species Volvulella tenuissima Willett, 1944 accepted as Volvulella panamica Dall, 1919
  44. Species Volvulella angustata (A. Adams, 1850) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  45. Species Volvulella exilis (Thiele, 1925) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  46. Species Volvulella lenis (Thiele, 1925) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  47. Species Volvulella mecyntea (Melvill, 1912) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  48. Species Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
Newton, R.B. (1891). <i>Systematic list of the F. E. Edwards collection of British Oligocene and Eocene mollusca in the British Museum (Natural History), with references to the type-specimens from similar horizons contained in other collections belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum</i>. London, British Museum, xxviii + 365 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19997637
page(s): 268 [details] 
Taxonomy Volvulella versus Rhizorus: Unfortunately many shelled opisthobranchs have been named on the basis of their shells alone,...  
Taxonomy Volvulella versus Rhizorus: Unfortunately many shelled opisthobranchs have been named on the basis of their shells alone, and this is a case in point. For the last 100 years there has been an on-going debate, unhappily still unresolved, over the names Volvulella Newton, 1891 [type species Bulla acuminata Bruguiere, 1792] and Rhizorus Montfort, 1810 [type species R. adelaidis Montfort, 1810] and whether they are synonyms. The shells certainly look the same but as they were described only on the shell it is very difficult. On top of that, Mediterranean and North American workers seem to prefer Volvulella while workers on the European North Atlantic and Australian - New Zealand regions have opted for Rhizorus.
(note posted June 30, 2008 by W.B. Rudman in the Sea Slug Forum, Australian Museum, Sydney) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Volvulella R. B. Newton, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138433 on 2024-11-24
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2010-06-09 12:49:55Z
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Gofas, Serge
2011-09-24 17:15:04Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-03-28 17:59:54Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2024-02-25 02:21:39Z
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Marshall, Bruce

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original description Newton, R.B. (1891). <i>Systematic list of the F. E. Edwards collection of British Oligocene and Eocene mollusca in the British Museum (Natural History), with references to the type-specimens from similar horizons contained in other collections belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum</i>. London, British Museum, xxviii + 365 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19997637
page(s): 268 [details] 

original description (of Volvula A. Adams, 1850) Adams, A. (1850). Monograph of the family Bullidae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (11): 553-608, pls 119-125. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43936916
page(s): 558 [details] 

original description (of Volvulella (Paravolvulella) Harry, 1967) Harry, H. W. (1967). A review of the living tectibranch snails of the genus <i>Volvulella</i>, with descriptions of a new subgenus and species from Texas. <em>Veliger.</em> 10(2): 133-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413856 [details] 

taxonomy source Harry, H. W. (1967). A review of the living tectibranch snails of the genus <i>Volvulella</i>, with descriptions of a new subgenus and species from Texas. <em>Veliger.</em> 10(2): 133-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413856 [details] 

basis of record Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 196: 587-792. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
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Taxonomy Volvulella versus Rhizorus: Unfortunately many shelled opisthobranchs have been named on the basis of their shells alone, and this is a case in point. For the last 100 years there has been an on-going debate, unhappily still unresolved, over the names Volvulella Newton, 1891 [type species Bulla acuminata Bruguiere, 1792] and Rhizorus Montfort, 1810 [type species R. adelaidis Montfort, 1810] and whether they are synonyms. The shells certainly look the same but as they were described only on the shell it is very difficult. On top of that, Mediterranean and North American workers seem to prefer Volvulella while workers on the European North Atlantic and Australian - New Zealand regions have opted for Rhizorus.
(note posted June 30, 2008 by W.B. Rudman in the Sea Slug Forum, Australian Museum, Sydney) [details]
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Volvulella acuminata
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Volvulella acuminata
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Volvulella acuminata
Volvulella acuminata
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