I think they're closer to mitrifoms (Mitridae and Costellariidae).
But that is just a personal opinion based on size and little else.
Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) place the family between Volutidae and
Olividae, whereas Mitridae and Costellariidae are respectively 6 and
9 families previous.
Bouchet & Rocroi is pretty much the best classification there is
today, thus Volutomitridae are (and have been since 1854) a separate family.
John
At 12:02 PM 12/13/2008, you wrote:
>Can I get some discussion of putting Volutomitra in my Volute collection?
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
To leave this list, click on the following web link:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
click leave the list.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
