WoRMS taxon details
Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
575294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:575294)
accepted
Species
Volvula cylindrica P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
Volvulella callicera Dall, 1919 · unaccepted
Volvulella cooperi Dall, 1919 · unaccepted
Volvulella lowei A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Volvula cylindrica P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 647 [details]
page(s): 647 [details]
Type locality contained in Santa Barbara
type locality contained in Santa Barbara [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Panama and the Galapagos Islands; 0–55 m, rarely to 230 m
Distribution Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Panama and the Galapagos Islands; 0–55 m, rarely to 230 m [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volvulella cylindrica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575294 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Volvula cylindrica P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 647 [details]
original description (of Volvulella cooperi Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 297 [details]
original description (of Volvulella callicera Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 299 [details]
original description (of Volvulella lowei A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937) Strong, A. M. & Hertlein, L. G. (1937). The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, N° 35. New species of Recent mollusks from the coast of western North America. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Science.</em> (4) 22 (6): 159-178, pls 34-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3180907
page(s): 164, pl. 35 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Valdés A. (2019). Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 242-304., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.21
page(s): 282, figs 20A, F [details]
page(s): 647 [details]
original description (of Volvulella cooperi Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 297 [details]
original description (of Volvulella callicera Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 299 [details]
original description (of Volvulella lowei A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1937) Strong, A. M. & Hertlein, L. G. (1937). The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, N° 35. New species of Recent mollusks from the coast of western North America. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Science.</em> (4) 22 (6): 159-178, pls 34-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3180907
page(s): 164, pl. 35 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Valdés A. (2019). Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 242-304., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.21
page(s): 282, figs 20A, F [details]
Other
additional source
Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 119 [details]
additional source Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls. [details]
additional source Harry, H. W. (1967). A review of the living tectibranch snails of the genus <i>Volvulella</i>, with descriptions of a new subgenus and species from Texas. <em>Veliger.</em> 10(2): 133-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413856
page(s): 141 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
additional source Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls. [details]
additional source Harry, H. W. (1967). A review of the living tectibranch snails of the genus <i>Volvulella</i>, with descriptions of a new subgenus and species from Texas. <em>Veliger.</em> 10(2): 133-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413856
page(s): 141 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Panama and the Galapagos Islands; 0–55 m, rarely to 230 m [details]
