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Volvarina tumulensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Volvarina tumulensis was named by Lozouet (1998) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; France.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Volvarina tumulensis Lozouet p. 96 figs. figs. 18d-e

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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
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusVolvarina(Hinds 1844)
speciestumulensis

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.

Volvarina tumulensis Lozouet 1998
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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 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Volvarina tumulensis (74857)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Volvarina tumulensis (74866)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Volvarina tumulensis (74865)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Volvarina tumulensis (74868 74870)