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Volutopsius Morch 1857
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Genus Volutopsius Mörch, 1857
Type species (OD); Fusus largillierti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 [= Strombus norwegicus Gmelin, 1791]. Northeast Atlantic.
Diagnosis: Shells small to large (4–14 cm); nucleus relatively large, bulbous; aperture large, ½–¾ of shell height; periostracum thin or lacking; operculum smaller than aperture. Radula: Rachidian tooth with 3–7 cusps, Lateral teeth typically with 2, rarely 3 cusps.
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Buccinidae
- Genus
- Volutopsius
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Scientific name authorship
- Morch
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Volutopsius Morch, 1857 sec. Mclean & Clark, 2023