Volutidae

Volutidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous to Recent
A live individual of the Hebrew volute Voluta ebraea in its natural habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Rafinesque, 1815
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Apertural view of a shell of Scaphella junonia

Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.


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