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Volutoconus ralphi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Volutoconus ralphi was named by Finlay (1930) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonyms
  • Voluta conoidea was named by Tate (1889) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was replaced with Volutoconus ralphi by Finlay (1930).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Voluta conoidea Tate p. 125 figs. pl. 8, fig. 9
1930Volutoconus ralphi Finlay

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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
subfamilyOdontocymbiolinaeClench 1964
genusVolutoconusCrosse 1871
speciesralphiFinlay 1930

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.

†Volutoconus ralphi Finlay 1930
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Invalid names: Voluta conoidea Tate 1889 [replaced]
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: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Voluta conoidea (72210)