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Volvaria Lamarck, 1801 †
550113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550113)
accepted
Genus
Volvaria bulloides Lamarck, 1801 (type by monotypy)
Marginella (Volvaria) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted
Volvaria (Volvariella) P. Fischer, 1883 † · alternative representation
Volvariella P. Fischer, 1883 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Volvaria acutiuscula G. B. Sowerby I, 1821 †
- Species Volvaria cylindrica (Bruguière, 1792) †
- Species Volvaria dienvali de Raincourt, 1885 †
- Species Volvaria lamarckii Deshayes, 1865 †
- Species Volvaria milamensis (Garvie, 1996) †
- Subgenus Volvaria (Volvarina) Hinds, 1844 accepted as Volvarina Hinds, 1844
- Species Volvaria (Volvarina) pusilla H. Adams, 1867 accepted as Volvarina pusilla (H. Adams, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria (Volvarina) pygmaea Garrett, 1873 accepted as Gibberula pygmaea (Garrett, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria alba T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Cylichna alba (T. Brown, 1827)
- Species Volvaria ampelusiae Bavay, 1917 accepted as Volvarina ampelusica Monterosato, 1906 (Unjustified emendation)
- Species Volvaria avena (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Volvarina avena (Kiener, 1834) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Volvaria biplicata Risso, 1826 accepted as Gibberula miliaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria canaliculata Say, 1826 accepted as Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826) (original combination)
- Species Volvaria crassa Dujardin, 1837 † accepted as Acteonella crassa (Dujardin, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria ficoides F. W. Hutton, 1873 † accepted as Cypraea ficoides (F. W. Hutton, 1873) † (superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria laevis J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 † accepted as Acteonella laevis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria lubrica Petterd, 1884 accepted as Cystiscus angasi (Crosse, 1870) (junior synonym)
- Species Volvaria marginata Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 accepted as Granulina marginata (Bivona e Bernardi, 1832) (original combination)
- Species Volvaria miliacea Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Gibberula miliaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (dubious synonym)
- Species Volvaria oryza Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Gibberula oryza (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
- Species Volvaria pellucida T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria quadriplicata Risso, 1826 accepted as Gibberula miliaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria septemplicata Risso, 1826 accepted as Gibberula miliaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria sexplicata Risso, 1826 accepted as Gibberula miliaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria subcylindrica T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Cylichnina umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Volvaria triticea Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Volvarina exilis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subgenus Volvaria (Volvariella) P. Fischer, 1883 † represented as Volvaria Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Volvaria (Volvariella) dienvali de Raincourt, 1885 † accepted as Volvaria dienvali de Raincourt, 1885 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria (Volvariella) lamarckii Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Volvaria lamarckii Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Volvaria (Volvariella) milamensis (Garvie, 1996) † represented as Volvaria milamensis (Garvie, 1996) †
- Species Volvaria bulloides Lamarck, 1801 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria cretacea Alth, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria cretacea Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Alth, 1850)
- Species Volvaria fulgens Dunker, 1871 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Volvaria gabbiana G. D. Harris, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria galba Conrad, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria intermedia Menke, 1828 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria pallidula Dunker, 1871 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Volvaria pinea Bronn, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria reticulata C. W. Johnson, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Volvaria tenera Menke, 1828 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 93 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
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Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Volvaria (Volvariella) P. Fischer, 1883 †) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 553 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Volvaria (Volvariella) P. Fischer, 1883 †) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 553 [details]



