Volutella Swainson 1831 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Alternative spelling: Marginella (Volutella)

Parent taxon: Marginellidae according to Carpenter 1864

Sister taxa: Alaginella, Austroginella, Canalispira, Carinaginella, Cryptospira, Dentimargo, Eratoidea, Glabella, Granula, Hyalina, Marginella, Marginellinae, Marginelloninae, Mesoginella, Microvulina, Ovaginella, Pillarginella, Protoginella, Serrata, Triginella, Volvarina, Volvarinella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Volutella in the database

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