MolluscaBase - Volvulopsis Schepman, 1913

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Volvulopsis Schepman, 1913

AphiaID

578922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578922)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Cylichnium Dall, 1908

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Volvulopsis ancillarioides Schepman, 1913 accepted as Cylichnium ancillarioides (Schepman, 1913) (type by original designation)

Parent

Cephalaspidea incertae sedis

Direct children (2)

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Species Volvulopsis ancillarioides Schepman, 1913 accepted as Cylichnium ancillarioides (Schepman, 1913) (original combination)
Species Volvulopsis chinensis G.-Y. Lin & W.-L. Wu, 1994 accepted as Cylichnium chinense (G.-Y. Lin & W.-L. Wu, 1994)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Schepman, M. M. (1913). The Prosobranchia, Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia Tectibranchiata of the Siboga Expedition. Part VI. Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia Tectibranchiata, Tribe Bullomorpha. Siboga-Expeditie. 49f: 453-494, pls 31-32., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450774 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Volvulopsis Schepman, 1913. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578922 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2011-08-14 10:20:19Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2013-09-25 00:57:47Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2014-10-14 19:15:49Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-05-01 01:36:14Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Schepman, M. M. (1913). The Prosobranchia, Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia Tectibranchiata of the Siboga Expedition. Part VI. Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia Tectibranchiata, Tribe Bullomorpha. Siboga-Expeditie. 49f: 453-494, pls 31-32., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450774 [details]

source of synonymy Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587-792. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Introduced: alien

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