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Volvula

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Volvula was named by Adams (1850). It is extant.

It was reranked as Bulla (Volvula) by Toula (1908).

It was assigned to Tornatinidae by Martin (1904); to Bulla by Toula (1908); and to Acteocinidae by Woodring (1928) and Olsson and Harbison (1953).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Volvula Adams
1904Volvula Martin p. 134
1908Bulla (Volvula) Toula p. 709
1928Volvula Woodring p. 125
1953Volvula Olsson and Harbison p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
familyActeocinidae
genusVolvulaAdams 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Volvula Adams 1850
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Volvula iota Conrad 1843
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Invalid names: Bulla acuminata Conrad 1830 [synonym]
Volvula minutissima Gabb 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available