Volvulella oxyacrum Cossmann 1889 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Alternative combination: Volvula oxyacrum

Belongs to Volvulella according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997

Sister taxa: Volvulella (Paravolvulella), Volvulella (Volvulella), Volvulella californica, Volvulella cannada, Volvulella cylindrica, Volvulella gluma, Volvulella joaquinensis, Volvulella meyer, Volvulella persimilis, Volvulella tabori

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Barnea bed, Bursledon Brickworks (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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