Volutopsius
Genus of gastropods
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Volutopsius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
| Volutopsius | |
|---|---|
| Volutopsius norwegicus shell | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Volutopsius Mörch, 1857 |
Species
Species 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]