page_title: Volutidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Volutidae / Taxonomy / Genera
caption_attribution_description: Livonia mammilla (Sowerby, 1844)
context_page_description: Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
context_section_description: Genera within the Volutidae include:
  Adelomelon Dall, 1906
  Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams,1853
  Amoria Gray, 1855
  Ampulla Röding, 1798
  Arctomelon Dall, 1915
  Athleta Conrad, 1853
  Callipara Gray, 1847
  Calliotectum Dall, 1890
  Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
  Cymbiolacca
  Cymbium Röding, 1798
  Cymbium cymbium
  Cymbium glans
  Cymbium marmoratum
  Cymbium olla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  Cymbium pepo
  Enaeta H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
  Ericusa H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
  Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
  Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
  Fusivoluta E. von Martens, 1902
  Harpovoluta Thiele, 1912
  Harpulina Dall, 1906
  Iredalina Finlay, 1926
  Leptoscapha Fischer, 1883
  Livonia Gray, 1855
  Lyria Gray, 1847
  † Mauira Marwick, 1943
  † Mauithoe Finlay, 1930
  Melo Broderip in Sowerby I, 1826
  † Metamelon Marwick, 1926
  Minicymbiola Klappenbach, 1979
  Miomelon Dall, 1907
  † Mitreola Swainson, 1833
  Nannamoria Iredale, 1929
  Nanomelon Leal & Bouchet, 1989
  Neptuneopsis Sowerby III, 1898
  Notopeplum Finlay, 1927
  Notavoluta Cotton, 1946
  Odontocymbiola Clench & Turner, 1964
  † Pachymelon Marwick, 1926
  Paramoria McMichael, 1960
  Plicoliva Petuch, 1979
  Provocator Watson,1882
  Scaphella Swainson, 1832
  Spinomelon Marwick, 1926
  Tenebrincola Harasewych & Kantor, 1991
  Teramachia
  Tractolira Dall, 1890
  Voluta Linnaeus, 1758
  Volutifusus Conrad, 1863
  Volutoconus Crosse, 1871
  Waihaoia Marwick, 1926
  Zygomelon Harasewych & Marshall,1995
  Zidona H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
caption: Livonia mammilla (Sowerby, 1844), museum specimen.
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