Volutopsius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
| Volutopsius | |
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| Volutopsius norwegicus shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Volutopsius Mörch, 1857 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Volutopsius include:
- Volutopsius castaneus [2]
- Volutopsius deformis (Reeve, 1847)[3]
- Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791)[4]
- Volutopsius scotiae (Fraussen, McKay & Drewery, 2013) [5]
References
edit- ^ Volutopsius Mörch, 1857. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Volutopsius castaneus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Volutopsius deformis (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Volutopsius norwegicus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ 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
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