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Volutopsius

Volutopsius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

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Volutopsius
Volutopsius norwegicus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Volutopsius
Mörch, 1857

Volutopsius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.1

Species

Species within the genus Volutopsius include:

References

References

  1. Volutopsius Mörch, 1857. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  2. Volutopsius castaneus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  3. Volutopsius deformis (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  4. Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. Bouchet, P. (2013). Volutopsius scotiae Fraussen, McKay & Drewery, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745041 on 2017-08-25