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Volutidae (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Volutidae Rafinesque
1904Volutidae Martin p. 172
1931Volutidae Olsson p. 111
1938Volutidae Turner p. 73
1947Volutidae Harris and Palmer p. 391
1957Volutidae Rivera p. 186
1964Volutidae Sohl p. 379
1970Volutidae Addicott p. 104
1978Volutidae Givens p. 104
1984Volutidae Squires p. 35
1987Volutidae Squires p. 45
1987Volutidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Volutidae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1988Volutidae Squires p. 16
1992Volutidae Ward p. 135
1998Volutidae Beesley p. 833
1998Volutidae Vokes p. 8
2001Volutidae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 712
2001Volutidae Todd
2003Volutidae Squires and Saul p. 156
2004Volutidae Harzhauser p. 139
2004Volutidae Stilwell et al. p. 47
2005Volutidae Bouchet et al. p. 256
2007Volutidae Harzhauser p. 106
2008Volutidae Saul and Squires p. 215
2012Volutidae Squires p. 9

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815

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.

Fm. Volutidae Rafinesque 1815 [volute]
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G. Amoria Gray 1855
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Subg. Amoria (Amoria) Gray 1855
Subfm. †Amoriinae Darragh 1989
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G. †Cymbiolista Iredale 1929
G. Nannamoria Iredale 1929
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†Nannamoria paraboloides Darragh 1989
Invalid names: Paramoria McMichael 1960 [synonym]
Subfm. †Athletinae Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. †Athleta Conrad 1853
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Subg. †Athleta (Athleta) Conrad 1853
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Subg. Athleta (Ternivoluta) Martens 1897
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Subg. Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890
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†Athleta (Volutocorbis) burtoni Vredenburg 1923
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Invalid names: Athleta (Volutocorbis) victoriae Vredenburg 1923 [synonym], Volutocorbis soriensis Eames 1952 [synonym]
†Athleta (Volutocorbis) lasharii Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck 1810
†Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840
†Volutocorbis furoni Adegoke 1977
†Volutocorbis inornatus Oppenheim 1906
†Volutocorbis lima Sowerby 1823
†Volutocorbis minutus Perrilliat et al. 2006
†Volutocorbis oregonensis Turner 1938
†Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus 1758
†Volutocorbis virginiae Zinsmeister 1977
Subg. †Athleta (Volutopupa) Dall 1890
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†Athleta (Volutopupa) citharopsis Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Athleta (Volutopupa) intercrenatus Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
Subg. Athleta (Volutospina) Newton 1906
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†Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus Solander in Brander 1766
†Athleta (Volutospina) athleta Solander in Brander 1877
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Invalid names: Voluta sykesi d'Archiac and Haime 1854 [synonym]
†Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi Vredenburg 1921
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Invalid names: Voluta luctatrix Solander in Brander 1766 [replaced]
†Athleta (Volutospina) noetlingi Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
†Athleta (Volutospina) suspensus Solander in Brander 1766
†Volutospina kohatica Eames 1952
†Volutospina multispinosa Newton 1922
†Athleta daviesi Cox 1930
†Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811
†Athleta haleana jacksonia Harris and Palmer 1947
†Athleta laevgigata Traub 1938
†Athleta lata Marwick 1926
†Athleta lugardi Newton 1922
†Athleta marwicki Maxwell 2003
†Athleta mimica Maxwell 2003
†Athleta necopinata Suter 1917
†Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833
†Athleta pygmaea Bellardi 1890
†Athleta rarispina Lamarck 1811
†Athleta roddai Squires 1987
†Athleta sayanus Conrad 1833
†Athleta symmetricus Conrad 1854
†Athleta taikoensis Maxwell 2003
†Athleta wynnei Cox 1930
G. †Konistra Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Konistra biconica Anderson 1958
G. †Liopeplum Dall 1890
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†Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858
†Liopeplum coronatum Sohl 1964
†Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
†Liopeplum leioderma Conrad 1860
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Invalid names: Liopeplum lioderma breve Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
†Liopeplum nodosum Sohl 1964
†Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson 1955
†Liopeplum spiculatum Sohl 1964
Invalid names: Lioderma Conrad 1867 [synonym], Liopeplum lioderma longum Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
G. †Parvivoluta Wade 1926
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†Parvivoluta concinna Wade 1926
G. †Peruluta Olsson 1928
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†Peruluta crassiuscula Woods 1922
†Peruluta mancorensis Olsson 1928
†Peruluta peruviana Douvillé 1921
G. †Tectaplica Wade 1916
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†Tectaplica simplica Wade 1916
G. Aurinia Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Aurinia (Aurinia) Adams and Adams 1853
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G. †Benthovoluta Kuroda 1950
Subfm. †Calliotectinae Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. †Fusivoluta Martens 1902
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†Fusivoluta cretacea Squires and Saul 2003
G. †Mysterostropha Olsson 1964
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†Mysterostropha gyrina Olsson 1964
Subfm. †Caricellinae Dall 1907
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G. †Misricymbiola Bandel 2003
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†Misricymbiola chalmasi Quaas 1902
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Subg. Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875
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†Bullata larvata Conrad 1833
†Bullata semen Lea 1833
†Bullata taylori Olsson 1916
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Invalid names: Marginella popenoei Mansfield 1930 [synonym]
†Closia (Bullata) gamali Abbass 1967
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Cymbium diadema Lamarck 1811
†Cymbium eocenicum Cox 1931
G. Enaeta Adams and Adams 1853
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Enaeta barnesii Gray 1825
†Enaeta ecnomia Woodring 1964
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Invalid names: Mitreola americana Dall 1915 [synonym]
G. †Eucymba
Subfm. Fulgorariinae Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. Fulgoraria Schumacher 1817
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Subg. †Fulgoraria (Kurodina) Rehder 1969
Subg. †Fulgoraria (Miopleiona) Dall 1907
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Invalid names: Miopleiona scowensis Durham 1944 [synonym]
Subg. †Fulgoraria (Musashia) Hayashi 1966
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†Fulgoraria (Musashia) ellenmooreae Squires and Goedert 1994
Subg. †Musashia (Musashia) Hayashi 1966
Subg. †Musashia (Nipponomelon) Shikama 1967
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Subg. Fulgoraria (Saotomea) Habe 1943
Fulgoraria chinensis Schumacher 1817
G. †Lapparia Conrad 1855
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†Lapparia dumosa Conrad 1854
†Lapparia dumosa exiqua Palmer 1937
†Lapparia eomagna Vokes 1939
†Lapparia nuda Stenzel and Turner 1940
†Mitra (Lapparia) dumosa Conrad 1854
Subfm. †Haliinae Sismonda 1842
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Invalid names: Amorinae Gray 1857 [empty]
Subfm. †Indovolutinae Halder and Das 2019
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G. †Gosavia Stolickza 1866
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†Gosavia multidentata d'Archiac and Haime 1854
G. †Indovoluta Eames 1956
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†Indovoluta humberti d'Archaic and Haime 1854
G. †Involuta
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†Involuta coxi Halder and Das 2019
†Involuta daviesi Cox 1931
†Involuta ishwari Banerjee and Halder 2024
G. †Lyrischapa Aldrich 1911
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†Lyrischapa blanfordi Vredenburg 1923
†Lyrischapa brevispira Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Lyrischapa haimei d'Archiac and Haime 1853
†Lyrischapa harrisi Aldrich 1911
†Lyrischapa pyramida Abbass 1967
†Lyrischapa sismondai d'Archiac and Haime 1853
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Invalid names: Aulicina pusiola Cossmann and Pissarro 1909 [synonym], Volutoconus corrugatus Cossmann and Pissarro 1909 [synonym]
†Lyrischapa soudanense Douvillé 1920
†Lyrischapa spinifera Perrilliat et al. 2006
†Lyrischapa vredenburgi Merle and Pacaud 2014
Invalid names: Volutocristata Gardner and Bowles 1934 [synonym]
G. †Prestrombus Douville 1929
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†Prestrombus rockei Cox 1931
G. Notopeplum Finlay 1927
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†Notopeplum maccoyi Tenison Woods 1877
†Notopeplum polita Tate 1889
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†Notoplejona hammadi Abbass 1967
G. Notovoluta Cotton 1946
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†Notovoluta capitonica Darragh 1989
Subfm. †Odontocymbiolinae Clench 1964
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G. †Ortmannia Chiesa et al. 1995
G. Volutoconus Crosse 1871
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†Volutoconus ralphi Finlay 1930
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Invalid names: Voluta conoidea Tate 1889 [replaced]
G. †Pavora
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†Pavora olssoni Clark and Durham 1946
G. Phenacoptygma Dall 1918
G. †Santeevoluta Campbell 1995
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†Santeevoluta wilmingtonensis Brown and Pilsbry 1912
G. Scaphella Swainson 1832
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Subg. †Scaphella (Clenchina) Pilsbry and Olsson 1953
†Scaphella aegyptiaca Wanner 1902
†Scaphella americana Perrilliat 1973
†Scaphella costaricana Olsson 1922
†Scaphella floridana Heilprin 1887
Scaphella junonia Lamark 1804
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Invalid names: Scaphella capelettii Petuch 1994 [synonym]
†Scaphella solitaria Conrad 1830
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Invalid names: Scaphella coronaspira Petuch 1989 [synonym], Scaphella sanctaemariae Petuch 1989 [synonym]
†Scaphella stromboidella Kellum 1926
†Scaphella trenholmii Tuomey and Holmes 1857
†Scaphella virginiana Conrad 1842
Invalid names: Maculopeplum Dall 1906 [synonym]
Subfm. Scaphellinae Adams and Adams 1858
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G. Ampulla Roding 1798
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†Ampulla americana Olsson 1922
Invalid names: Halia Risso 1926 [synonym]
G. †Atraktus Gardner 1937
G. †Caricella Conrad 1835
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†Caricella bolaris Conrad 1833
†Caricella demissa Conrad 1848
†Caricella howei Harris and Palmer 1947
†Caricella ogilviana Maury 1912
†Caricella perpinguis Maury 1912
†Caricella polita Conrad 1854
†Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832
†Caricella stormsiana Dickerson 1913
†Caricella subangulata Conrad 1854
G. †Eoscaphella Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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†Eoscaphella ellioti Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
†Eoscaphella fordycei Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
G. †Montia Gilbert 1973
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Subg. †Montia (Houzeauia) Gilbert 1973
Montia fontana Linnaeus 1753
G. †Myobarbum Sohl 1963
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†Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl 1963
G. †Parafusus Wade 1918
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†Parafusus coloratus Wade 1917
†Parafusus saffordi Sohl 1964
G. †Scaphellopsis Petuch 1988
G. †Sycospira Palmer 1953
G. †Volutifusus Conrad 1863
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†Volutifusus acus Petuch 1988
†Volutifusus asheri Petuch 1988
†Volutifusus marylandicus Petuch 1988
†Volutifusus meganucleus Petuch 1988
†Volutifusus mutabilis Conrad 1834
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Invalid names: Voluta lamberti Morton 1830 [synonym]
Invalid names: Auriniinae Smith 1942 [synonym]
G. Teremachia Kuroda 1931
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†Teremachia fischeri Olsson 1964
G. †Tovula Stephenson 1952
Subfm. †Volutilithinae Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. †Eopsephaea Fischer 1883
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†Eopsephaea berthae de Raincourt 1874
†Eopsephaea costaria Lamarck 1802
†Eopsephaea frederici Bayan 1870
†Eopsephaea relicta Bayan 1870
†Eopsephaea torulosa Deshayes 1835
†Eopsephaea uniplicata Sowerby in Dixon 1850
G. †Plejona Bolten 1798
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†Plejona mitrata Deshayes 1835
†Plejona musicalis Lamarck 1802
†Plejona sula Olsson 1930
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†Pseudaulicina coxi Merle and Pacaud 2014
G. †Rostellana Dall 1907
G. †Sindhiluta Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Sindhiluta lakhraensis Merle and Pacaud 2014
G. †Volutilithes Swainson 1829
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†Volutilithes acuta Sowerby 1835
†Volutilithes angustata Böhm 1891
†Volutilithes clarae Harris 1899
†Volutilithes dumosa Conrad 1854
†Volutilithes gruneri Oppenheim 1915
†Volutilithes guillemaini Riedel 1933
†Volutilithes minor Guembel 1861
†Volutilithes multicostata Bellardi 1890
†Volutilithes muricinus Lamarck 1802
†Volutilithes nodifera von Koenen 1885
†Volutilithes orocopiaensis Squires and Advocate 1986
†Volutilithes permulticostata Telegdi-Roth 1914
†Volutilithes protensa Sowerby 1840
†Volutilithes pseudocostata Noetling 1896
†Volutilithes pusilla Böhm 1891
†Volutilithes sindhiensis Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Volutilithes spicata Böhm 1891
†Volutilithes symmetrica Conrad 1854
†Volutilithes torreyensis Givens 1978
†Volutilithes undulosus Traub 1938
†Volutilithes welcommei Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Volutilithes whitensis Maury 1912
Subfm. Volutinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Calliotectum Dall 1890
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Invalid names: Prodallia Bartsch 1942 [synonym]
G. Callipara Gray 1847
G. †Chiraluta Olsson 1931
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†Chiraluta inca Olsson 1931
G. †Cordilyria Bayer 1971
G. †Cryptochorda Mörch 1858
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Subg. †Cryptochorda (Lyrianella) Nelson 1925
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Subg. †Cryptochorda (Neocryptochorda) Clark and Durham 1946
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†Cryptochorda stromboides Hermannsen 1781
G. †Ctenilyria Woodring 1964
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†Ctenilyria ctenista Woodring 1964
G. Cymbiola Swainson 1831
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Subg. Cymbiola (Aulicina) Roverato 1929
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†Aulicina macdonaldi Tate 1889
Invalid names: Aulica Gray 1847 [synonym], Cymbiolacca Iredale 1929 [synonym], Cymbiolena Iredale 1929 [synonym], Pseudocymbiola McMichael 1961 [synonym]
G. †Falsilyria Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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†Falsilyria kendrewi Petuch 1997
G. †Festilyria Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
G. Harpula Swainson 1840
G. †Harpulina Dall 1906
G. †Leptoscapha Fischer 1883
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†Leptoscapha variculosa Lamarck 1802
G. Lyreneta Iredale 1937
Tr. Lyriini Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. Lyria Gray 1847
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Subg. Lyria (Harpella) Adams and Adams 1858
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†Harpella harpularia Tate 1889
Subg. †Lyria (Harpeola) Dall 1907
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Invalid names: Voluta costata Swainson 1824 [replaced]
†Lyria (Harpeola) edwardsi d'Archaic 1853
†Lyria (Harpeola) jugosa Sowerby 1839
Subg. Lyria (Indolyria) Bail and Poppe 2001
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Lyria (Indolyria) doutei Bail and Poppe 2004
†Lyria (Indolyria) maniyaraensis Harzhauser et al. 2009
Subg. Lyria (Lyria) Gray 1847
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†Lyria (Lyria) gabbi Vokes 1998
†Lyria (Lyria) humerosa Edwards 1854
†Lyria (Lyria) incomperta Hoerle and Vokes 1978
†Lyria (Lyria) picturata Grateloup 1834
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Invalid names: Voluta soror Sowerby 1850 [synonym]
Subg. †Lyria (Lyrispina) Banerjee and Halder 2024
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†Lyria (Lyrispina) cossmanni d'Archiac and Haime 1853
Subg. †Lyria (Pseudolyria) Martin 1931
†Lyria acuticostulata Darragh 1989
†Lyria anceps Michelotti 1861
†Lyria andersoni Waring 1917
†Lyria antarctica Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
†Lyria branderi Defrance 1829
†Lyria busera Olsson 1930
†Lyria carolinensis Kellum 1926
†Lyria coquillensis Turner 1938
†Lyria craticulata Darragh 2017
†Lyria dalli Ihering 1907
†Lyria decora Beyrich 1853
†Lyria gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Lyria gemmata Tate 1889
†Lyria goldfussi Deshayes 1865
†Lyria hannibali Waring 1917
†Lyria harpula Lamarck 1802
†Lyria lamellatoplicata Darragh and Kendrick 2008
†Lyria madrakahensis Harzhauser 2007
†Lyria mansfieldi Dall 1916
†Lyria mississippiensis Conrad 1843
Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck 1811
†Lyria musicinoides Maury 1934
Lyria nucleus Lamarck 1811
Lyria pattersonia Perry 1811
†Lyria peruviana Olsson 1931
†Lyria punjabensis Eames 1952
†Lyria sabulosa Olsson 1928
†Lyria samanaensis Cox 1930
†Lyria silicata Dall 1915
†Lyria vaughani Cooke 1919
†Lyria wilcoxiana Aldrich 1894
†Lyria zelandica Finlay 1924
Invalid names: Dallivoluta Okutani 1982 [synonym], Otocheilus Conrad 1865 [synonym], Paralyria Shuto 1962 [synonym], Sannilyria Pilsbry and Olsson 1954 [synonym]
G. †Lyriopsis Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Lyriopsis cossmanni Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
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Invalid names: Lyria feddeni Vredenburg 1923 [synonym]
G. †Mitreola Swainson 1833
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†Mitreola brohii Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Mitreola labratula Lamarck 1803
†Mitreola monodonta Lamarck 1803
†Mitreola salaputium Darragh 1989
G. †Neptuneopsis Sowerby 1898
G. †Pseudaulica Furon 1948
G. †Teramachia Kuroda 1931
G. Voluta Linnaeaus 1758
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†Voluta africana Adegoke 1977
†Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912
†Voluta alfaroi eurytera Woodring 1964
†Voluta anticingulata McCoy 1874
†Voluta bicorona Lamarck 1802
†Voluta breviplicata Forbes 1846
†Voluta bulbula Lamarck 1802
†Voluta calligona Maury 1934
†Voluta camdeo Forbes 1846
†Voluta cantaurana Gibson-Smith 1973
†Voluta cincta Forbes 1846
†Voluta citharina Forbes 1846
†Voluta crenulata Lamarck 1802
†Voluta cubaguaensis Gibson-Smith 1973
†Voluta depressa Lamarck 1802
†Voluta eomagna Vokes 1939
†Voluta fimbriata Zekeli 1852
†Voluta heptagonalis Tate 1889
†Voluta induta Goldfuss 1844
†Voluta junghuhni Martin 1879
†Voluta kirbyi Merriam and Turner 1937
†Voluta lawsoni Dickerson 1913
†Voluta limbata Tate 1889
†Voluta lyra Lamarck 1802
†Voluta macroptera McCoy 1874
†Voluta martini Dickerson 1915
†Voluta mitreola Lamarck 1802
†Voluta muricata Forbes 1846
Voluta musica Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Voluta carneolata Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
†Voluta paytanica Olsson 1930
†Voluta purpuriformis Forbes 1846
†Voluta pyriformis Forbes 1846
†Voluta radula Forbes 1846
Voluta rupestris Gmelin 1791
†Voluta semilineata Muenster 1841
†Voluta septemcostata Forbes 1846
†Voluta sinuosa Gabb 1861
†Voluta sulcata Gmelin 1791
†Voluta uncifera Tate 1889
†Voluta vautrini Jung 1965
†Voluta vredenburgi Cox 1930
G. †Woodsivoluta Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
Subfm. †Volutoderminae Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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G. Carota Stephenson 1952
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†Carota dilleri White 1889
†Carota mitraeformis Gabb 1869
G. †Longoconcha Stephenson 1941
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†Longoconcha dalli Stephenson 1941
†Longoconcha eumeka Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Pakiluta Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Pakiluta solangii Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Retipirula calidula Saul and Squires 2008
†Retipirula pinguis Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Varens Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Varens anae Saul and Popenoe 1993
†Varens formosus Saul and Popenoe 1993
G. †Volutoderma Gabb 1877
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†Volutoderma angelica Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma antherena Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma averillii Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Volutilithes navarroensis Gabb 1864 [synonym], Volutoderma californica Dall 1907 [synonym], Volutoderma gabbi White 1889 [synonym]
†Volutoderma blakei Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma elderi Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma elongata d'Orbigny 1842
†Volutoderma jalama Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma magna Packard 1922
†Volutoderma perissa Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma plicatula Dall 1907
†Volutoderma querna Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma santana Packard 1922
†Volutoderma ynezae Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma zitteliana Holzapfel 1888
G. †Volutomorpha Gabb 1877
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†Volutomorpha aspera Dall 1907
†Volutomorpha gigantea Wade 1926
†Volutomorpha horrida Riedel 1933
†Volutomorpha mungoensis Reyment 1955
†Volutomorpha producta Sohl 1964
†Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907
†Volutomorpha similis Riedel 1933
†Volutomorpha valida Sohl 1964
Subfm. Zidoninae Adams and A. 1853
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G. Adelomelon Dall 1906
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†Adelomelon alta Sowerby 1846
Adelomelon ancilla Lightfoot 1786
†Adelomelon burmeisteri Ihering 1907
†Adelomelon caupolicani Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
†Adelomelon colocoloi Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
†Adelomelon obesa Philippi 1887
†Adelomelon posei Scarabino et al. 2004
†Adelomelon reconditus Frassinetti 2000
†Adelomelon valdesiense Scarabino et al. 2004
Invalid names: Janeithoe Pilsbry and Olsson 1954 [synonym]
G. Alcithoe Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Alcithoe (Alcithoe) Adams and Adams 1853
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†Alcithoe (Alcithoe) amundseni Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Subg. †Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick 1926
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†Waihaoia formosa Laws 1935
†Alcithoe sarissa Tate 1889
Invalid names: Leporemax Iredale 1937 [synonym]
G. Ericusa Adams and A. 1858
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†Ericusa ancilloides Tate 1889
†Ericusa ellipsoidea Tate 1888
Ericusa sowerbyi Kiener 1839
Invalid names: Mesericusa Iredale 1929 [synonym]
G. †Guivillea Watson 1886
G. †Harpovoluta Thiele 1912
G. Iredalina Finlay 1926
G. Livonia Gray 1855
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Invalid names: Cottonia Iredale 1934 [synonym], Mamillana Crosse 1871 [synonym], Pterospira Harris 1897 [synonym]
G. †Mauira Marwick 1943
G. †Mauithoe Finlay 1930
G. †Melo Broderip 1826
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Invalid names: Melocorona Pilsbry and Olsson 1954 [synonym]
G. †Metamelon Marwick 1926
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†Metamelon inermis Finlay 1926
G. Miomelon Dall 1907
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Miomelon alarconi Stuardo and Villarroel 1974
†Miomelon dorbignyana Philippi 1886
†Miomelon gracilis Philippi 1887
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Invalid names: Miomelon gracilior Ihering 1896 [synonym]
†Miomelon lautaroi Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
†Miomelon pelantaroi Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
Invalid names: Proscaphella Ihering 1907 [synonym]
G. Pachycymbiola Ihering 1907
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†Pachycymbiola ameghinoi Ihering 1896
†Pachycymbiola galvarinoi Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
†Pachycymbiola vidali Philippi 1897
G. Pachymelon Marwick 1926
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Subg. †Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay 1927
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†Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
G. †Palaeomelon Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
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†Palaeomelon angoli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
†Palaeomelon domeykoana Philippi 1887
†Palaeomelon taverai Stuardo and Villarroel 1974
†Palaeomelon triplicata Sowerby 1846
†Palaeomelon tucapeli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
G. Palomelon Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Caroluta Iredale 1937 [synonym], Gilvostia Iredale 1937 [synonym]
G. †Sigaluta Rehder 1967
G. †Spinomelon Marwick 1926
G. Teremelon Marwick 1926
G. †Zidona Adams and Adams 1853
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Zidona dufresnei Donovan 1823
G. Zygomelon Harasewych and Marshall 1995
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†Zygomelon apheles Stilwell et al. 2004
Zygomelon zodion Harasewych and Marshall 1995
Invalid names: Alcithoinae Pilsbry 1954 [empty], Cymbiinae Adams and Adams 1853 [empty], Yetinae Gray 1847 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 129.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (1923 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fulguraria sp. (46157)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Egypt Caricella sp. (150677)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Carota biplicata (6603) Carota biplicata, Carota pendula, Carota robusta, Tovula microlirae (4648) Carota biplicata, Carota pendula, Tovula microlirae (6604) Carota pendula (4647 6498 6596 6599 6611 6615) Volutomorpha graysonensis (6589)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Volutilithes sp. (66734)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Scobinella dilleri (167603) Volutoderma sp. (167601 185734)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Rostellites gabbi (193032)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Albian99.6 - 100.5USSR Pseudolyria ferganensis, Pseudolyria tachtamyschensis (3793)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Caricella sp. (140613)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Volutoderma elleryi (114793 114794)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mozambique Volutoderma rigida (174799)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Baja California) Carota dilleri (220407)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Rostellinda dilleri (86784 214143 215310 220360 222107 222108 222113) Rostellinda dilleri, Volutoderma mitraeformis (219080 222097) Varens anae, Varens formosus (220939) Varens formosus (177715 220935) Volutoderma averillii, Scobinella dilleri (44202) Volutoderma mitraeformis (62347 86785 86791 215285 215618 215755 220297 220298 222076 222077 222082 222085 222092 222093 222094) Volutoderma sp. (167600)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Minnesota) Volutoderma dalli (1987)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3USA (New Mexico) Volutoderma sp. (56389)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) Volutoderma averilli (80942) Volutoderma magna (80941)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Carota alli, Carota dalli (200337) Volutidae sp. (200334)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (British Columbia) Carota dilleri (210491 210513)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Cameroon Rostellana constricta (209684)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Volutoderma mitraeformis (220373)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Voluta cretacea (140889)