MolluscaBase taxon details
Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller, 1842)
141968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141968)
accepted
Species
Mitra groenlandica Møller, 1842 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mitra groenlandica Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
Distribution Range: 76.13°N to 44.43°N; 93°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada:...
Distribution Range: 76.13°N to 44.43°N; 93°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Devon Island, Nova Scotia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller, 1842). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141968 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Mitra groenlandica Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 88 [details]
original description (of Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). A new species of <i>Volutomitra</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(9): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738491 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 1(4): 467-502. [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
original description (of Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). A new species of <i>Volutomitra</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(9): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738491 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 1(4): 467-502. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 76.13°N to 44.43°N; 93°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Devon Island, Nova Scotia [details]
To Conchology (Volutomitra groenlandica)
To Malacopics (Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller, 1842) Atlantic Ocean, off W Scotland, Rockall Trough, NIOZ, Moundforce 2004, Sta. 31, by dredging, at 560 m depth, collected 1st September 2004, ex co...
To Malacopics (Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller,1842) United States, Alaska, at 540 m depth)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Volutomitra alaskana Holotype USNM 122586) (from synonym Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller, 1842) Atlantic Ocean, off W Scotland, Rockall Trough, NIOZ, Moundforce 2004, Sta. 31, by dredging, at 560 m depth, collected 1st September 2004, ex co...
To Malacopics (Volutomitra groenlandica (Møller,1842) United States, Alaska, at 540 m depth)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Volutomitra alaskana Holotype USNM 122586) (from synonym Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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