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Volocephalina
Taxonomy
Volocephalina was named by Palmer and Halley (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm lMid Sepkoski's reference number: 478
in Palmer and Halley 1979]. Its type is Volocephalina connexa.
It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Palmer and Halley (1979), Eddy and McCollum (1998), Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Ptychopariidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Palmer and Halley (1979), Eddy and McCollum (1998), Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2019-10-03
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Volocephalina Palmer and Halley p. 116 |
| 1998 | Volocephalina Eddy and McCollum p. 883 |
| 2002 | Volocephalina Jell and Adrain p. 458 |
| 2002 | Volocephalina Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Volocephalina Palmer and Halley 1979
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†Volocephalina connexa Palmer and Halley 1979
†Volocephalina contracta Palmer and Halley 1979
†Volocephalina variosa Eddy and McCollum 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available