NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Retusidae
  Order - Cephalaspidea
  Subclass - Opisthobranchia
  Class - Gastropoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Volvulella texasiana
      Species - Volvulella persimilis
      Species - Volvulella recta
      Species - Volvulella cylindrica
      Species - Volvulella paupercula
      Species - Volvulella californica
      Species - Volvulella panamica
      Species - Volvulella catharia
      Species - Volvulella acuminatus