†subfamily Indovolutinae Halder and Das 2019 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: K. Halder and S. Das. 2019. New subfamily Indovolutinae and other volutids (Volutidae, Gastropoda) from the Eocene of Kutch, western India and their paleobiogeographic implications. Journal of Paleontology 93(5):899-915

Parent taxon: Volutidae according to K. Halder and S. Das 2019

Sister taxa: Alcithoinae, Amoria, Amoriinae, Athletinae, Aurinia, Benthovoluta, Calliotectinae, Caricellinae, Closia, Cymbiinae, Cymbium, Enaeta, Eucymba, Fulgorariinae, Haliinae, Notopeplum, Notoplejona, Notovoluta, Odontocymbiolinae, Pavora, Phenacoptygma, Santeevoluta, Scaphella, Scaphellinae, Teremachia, Tovula, Volutilithinae, Volutinae, Volutoderminae, Yetinae, Zidoninae

Subtaxa: Gosavia Indovoluta Involuta Lyrischapa Prestrombus

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Type: Indovoluta

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (1 collection), Egypt (1), India (6), Mexico (3), Pakistan (50), United States (26: California, Mississippi, South Carolina)

• Paleocene to Eocene of India (1)

• Paleocene of Niger (1), Pakistan (2)

• Cretaceous of Austria (1)

Total: 92 collections including 117 occurrences

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