Volema

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Kingdom Animalia Family Melongenidae Rank Genus		Class Gastropoda Phylum Mollusca

Similar Pugilina, Melongenidae, Volema paradisiaca, Melongena, Volegalea cochlidium

Volema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

Species

Species within the genus Volema include:

Volema myristica Röding, 1798

Volema paradisiaca Röding, 1798

Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791)

Species brought into synonymy

Volema alouina Röding, 1798 : synonym of Thais (Mancinella) alouina (Röding, 1798)

Volema glacialis Röding, 1798 : synonym of Thais (Mancinella) alouina (Röding, 1798)

Volema pheata Röding, 1798 : synonym of Rapana bezoar (Linnaeus, 1767)

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