Volutella (gastropod)

Volutella
Volutella muricata, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Vasidae
Genus:	Volutella G. Perry, 1810

Volutella caestus, Panamá

Volutella is a genus of chank shells in the family Vasidae. There are six described species in Volutella, four of which are extinct. They are found in the Caribbean and off the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Ecuador. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

These six species belong to the genus Volutella: ^[1]

• Volutella caestus (Broderip, 1833)
• Volutella muricata (Born, 1778) (Caribbean vase)
• † Volutella floridana (T. L. McGinty, 1940)
• † Volutella haitensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850)
• † Volutella pufferi (W. K. Emerson, 1964)
• † Volutella tribulosa (E. H. Vokes, 1970)

References

1. "WoRMS taxon details, Volutella G. Perry, 1810" . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Volutella G. Perry, 1810" . Retrieved 2025-10-28.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Volutella at iNaturalist