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Volutomitridae

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Higher classification
  
Muricoidea

Phylum
  
Scientific name
  
Volutomitridae

Rank
  
Family

Lower classifications
  
Volutomitra, Microvoluta, Microvoluta cryptomitra

Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Muricoidea.

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Distribution

The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia.

Genera

The family Volutomitridae contains six genera and about fifty described recent species:

  • Conomitra Conrad, 1865
  • Magdalemitra Kilburn, 1974
  • Microvoluta Angas, 1877
  • Paradmete Strebel, 1908
  • Peculator Iredale, 1924
  • Volutomitra H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
  • References

    Volutomitridae Wikipedia


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