Volutella pufferi

Volutella pufferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Volutella
Species:
†V. pufferi
Binomial name
†Volutella pufferi
(W. K. Emerson, 1964)
Synonyms

† Vasum (Vasum) pufferi W. K. Emerson, 1964 superseded combination

Volutella pufferi is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.[1][2]

References

  • E. J. Petuch. 1988. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks 1-217
  • Emerson, W.K. 1964 - Results of the Puritan-American Museum of Natural History Expedition to Western Mexico; 20. The Recent MollusksS: Gastropoda: Harpidae, Vasidae and Volutidae; . American Museum of Natural History. Novitates, No 2202
  • Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 526–544. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.3. PMID 38480172. Retrieved 10 September 2024.