genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
family
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Volutidae
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.
Distribution
This family of sea s ...
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Genera
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Capensisvoluta abyssicola
''Capensisvoluta abyssicola'', common name the yellow-foot hatch shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The length of the shell attains 105 mm.
The shell is moderately elo ...
'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
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Capensisvoluta ariejoostei
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
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Capensisvoluta benguelensis
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
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Capensisvoluta boswellae
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' (Rehder, 1969)
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Capensisvoluta disparilis
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' (Rehder, 1969)
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Capensisvoluta easoni
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
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Capensisvoluta emmanuelae
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' (Rosso, 1985)
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Capensisvoluta kuisebensis
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
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Capensisvoluta lizekae
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
* '' Capensisvoluta lutosa'' (H. J. Koch, 1948)
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Capensisvoluta massieri
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
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Capensisvoluta namaqua
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Genera
* '' Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* '' Capensisvoluta ariejoostei'' S. G. Veldsman & J. ...
'' S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
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Capensisvoluta nicklesi
''Capensisvoluta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family (biology), family Volutidae.
Genera
* ''Capensisvoluta abyssicola'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''Capensisvoluta ari ...