Volutoidea Temporal range: Cretaceous to Recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Volutoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
Families | |
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Synonyms | |
Cancellarioidea Forbes & Hanley, 1851 |
Volutoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. [1]
This superfamily includes the chank snails, the dove snails, the volutes, the margin snails and others.
The shell of the snails in this superfamily vary greatly in shape and degree of ornamentation. The shells have an oval aperture, and a noticeable siphonal canal.
Families within the superfamily Volutoidea are as follows:
Neogastropoda is an order of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod molluscs.
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.
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Gibberula is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae, previously placed in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells or marginellids.
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Plesiocystiscus is a genus of minute predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae.
Cystiscus is a taxonomic genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Persiculinae is a taxonomic subfamily of minute to small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily includes several species which are micromollusks.
Trochoidea is a superfamily of small to very large vetigastropod sea snails with gills and an operculum. Species within this superfamily have nacre as the inner shell layer. The families within this superfamily include the Trochidae, the top snails. This superfamily is the largest vetigastropodan superfamily, containing more than 2,000 species.
Hygrophila is a taxonomic superorder of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the clade Panpulmonata.
Alaginella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae.
Serrataginella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Glabella is a genus of small tropical and warm-water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Marginellinae is a taxonomic subfamily within the larger family of Marginellidae, a group of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Volutoidea.
Granulinidae are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
Austroginellinae is a taxonomic subfamily within the larger family of Marginellidae, a group of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Volutoidea.
Ovaginella is a genus of marginellid minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Volvarina agatha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Volvarina agata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.