Volutomitridae
Family of sea snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family of sea snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.
Volutomitridae | |
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Volutomitra ziczac | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
Family: | Volutomitridae Gray, 1854 |
Genera | |
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The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia.[1]
The family Volutomitridae contains six genera and about fifty described recent species:[1][2]
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