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Volema

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Volema was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 852]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Melongenidae by Vermeij and Lozouet (2012).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Volema Röding
2002Volema Sepkoski
2012Volema Vermeij and Lozouet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusVolemaRöding 1798

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. Volema Röding 1798
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Subg. Volema (Hemifusus) Swainson 1840
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Hemifusus arnoldi Winkle 1918
Hemifusus dalli Clark 1915
Hemifusus lewisiana Weaver 1912
Hemifusus lincolnensis Winkle 1918
Hemifusus montensis Cox 1930
Hemifusus sopenahensis Weaver 1912
Hemifusus tejonensis Weaver 1912
Hemifusus waringi Dickerson 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available