Volutaxis


Volutaxis is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spiraxidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Volutaxis includes Mexico, Central America, and the Greater Antilles.

Species

There are three subgenera in the genus Volutaxis. Species in the genus Volutaxis include:
Subgenus Volutaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882Volutaxis blandiana Volutaxis cacahuamilpensis Volutaxis confertecostatus Strebel, 1882Volutaxis delicatus Volutaxis eburneus Thompson, 2010Volutaxis fallax Volutaxis linearis Volutaxis livingstonensis Volutaxis longior Volutaxis maya Bequaert & Clench, 1931Volutaxis nitidus Strebel, 1882Volutaxis rhoadsi Volutaxis scalariopsis Volutaxis scalella Volutaxis strebeli Volutaxis subulinus Volutaxis sulciferus Volutaxis tenuecostatus Strebel, 1882Volutaxis tenuis Volutaxis uruapamensis
Subgenus Mirapex Baker, 1939 include one species:Volutaxis enigmaticus
Subgenus Versutaxis Baker, 1939Volutaxis arctatus Volutaxis futilis Volutaxis opeas Volutaxis odiosus Volutaxis patzcuarensis Volutaxis subgranum Volutaxis subopeas
Volutaxis ''acus'' is nomen dubium.