Volutoderma averillii Gabb 1864 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative combinations: Fusus averillii, Volutoderma averilli

Synonyms: Fulguraria gabbi White 1889, Longoconcha navarroensis Gabb 1864, Volutilithes navarroensis Gabb 1864, Volutoderma californica Dall 1907, Volutoderma gabbi White 1889

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Volutoderma according to L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008

See also Anderson 1958, Dall 1907, Elder and Saul 1993, Gabb 1864, Haggart and Graham 2018, Hoots 1931, Sohl 1964, Stewart 1927 and White 1889

Sister taxa: Volutoderma (Rostellinda), Volutoderma angelica, Volutoderma antherena, Volutoderma blakei, Volutoderma elderi, Volutoderma elongata, Volutoderma jalama, Volutoderma magna, Volutoderma perissa, Volutoderma plicatula, Volutoderma querna, Volutoderma santana, Volutoderma ynezae, Volutoderma zitteliana

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (30: California, Texas)

Total: 32 collections including 34 occurrences

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