Voluta ebraea

Voluta ebraea
The Hebrew volute in its natural habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Voluta
Species:
V. ebraea
Binomial name
Voluta ebraea
Synonyms[5][6]

Voluta hebraea Born, 1778
Voluta chlorosina Lamarck, 1811[2]
Voluta turbinata Kiener, 1839[3][4]

Voluta ebraea, common name the Hebrew volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. The Hebrew volute is endemic to Brazil, where it is collected both for food and for its shell, which is highly desired for ornamental purposes. Recent studies indicate that natural populations of Voluta ebraea may be suffering declines due to overfishing and overexploitation.

  1. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae. 10th ed., vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae
  2. ^ Lamarck, J.-B. (1811). "Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques Testacés. Volute. (Voluta.)". Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 17: 54–80.
  3. ^ Kiener, L. C. (1839). "Genre Volute. (Voluta, Lam.)". Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 3: 70 pp., 52 pls.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rios was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2009). "Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  6. ^ Bail, P.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009). "World Register of Marine Species". Voluta ebraea Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved 18 February 2010.