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Volvatellidae

(Family)

Overview

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Volvatellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea.1]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae[2][3]:

anchia)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 351 (1335): 91-122. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0006.
  • ^ H?ndeler K., Grzymbowski Y. P., Krug P. J. & W?gele H. (2009) "Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life". Frontiers in Zoology 6: 28. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-28.
  • Taxonomy

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    The Family Volvatellidae is a member of the Superfamily Oxynooidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Volvatellidae:

    The Family Volvatellidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

    Genera

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    Ascobulla

    Ascobulla is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae. [more]

    Volvatella

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    At least 6 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Volvatella.

    More info about the Genus Volvatella may be found here.

    References

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    1. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia 47 (1-2). 
    2. ^ Jensen K. R. (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics and classification of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 351 (1335): 91-122. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0006.
    3. ^ H?ndeler K., Grzymbowski Y. P., Krug P. J. & W?gele H. (2009) "Functional chloroplasts in metazoan cells - a unique evolutionary strategy in animal life". Frontiers in Zoology 6: 28. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-28.

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 13:45:56