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Voluta (Microspira) oviformis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Voluta (Microspira) oviformis was named by Conrad (1868) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Virginia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Voluta (Microspira).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. conspicua, V. crenistria, V. cretacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Voluta (Microspira) oviformis Conrad p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMarginellinaeFleming 1828
genusVolutaSwainson 1840
subgenusMicrospira(Conrad 1868)
speciesoviformisConrad 1868

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available