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Volutoderma zitteliana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Volutoderma zitteliana was named by Holzapfel (1888) [Volutoderma Zitteliana].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. appressa, V. rigida, V. tennesseensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Volutoderma zitteliana Holzapfel p. 90 figs. pl. 8, figs. 4a-c
2001Volutoderma zitteliana Kiel p. 97 figs. Plate 26, Figures 5-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutoderminaePilsbry and Olsson 1941
genusVolutodermaGabb 1877
specieszitteliana

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Volutoderma zitteliana Holzapfel 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Volutoderma zitteliana (177592)