:Volutomitridae
{{short description|Family of sea snails}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Volutomitra ziczac (MNHN-IM-2000-30317).jpeg
| image_caption = Volutomitra ziczac
|taxon=Volutomitridae
|authority = Gray, 1854
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text.
| synonyms =
- Microvolutidae Iredale & McMichael, 1962
- Peculatoridae Iredale & McMichael, 1962
}}
Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.
Distribution
The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia.
Genera
The family Volutomitridae contains six genera and about fifty described recent species:Bouchet, P. & Kantor, Y. I. (2003) "New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae)". Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467–502. {{doi|10.1017/S1477200003001282}}{{ITIS |id=73229 |taxon=Volutomitridae}}
- Conomitra Conrad, 1865
- Magdalemitra Kilburn, 1974
- Microvoluta Angas, 1877
- Paradmete Strebel, 1908
- Peculator Iredale, 1924
- Volutomitra H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
References
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Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}
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Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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