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Microvoluta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutomitridae

Taxonomy
Microvoluta was named by Angas (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volutomitridae by Wilson (1993), Todd (2001) and Darragh (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Microvoluta Angas
1993Microvoluta Wilson p. 158
2001Microvoluta Todd
2002Microvoluta Sepkoski
2002Vexillitra Sepkoski
2017Microvoluta Darragh p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyVolutomitridaeGray 1854
genusMicrovolutaAngas 1877

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. Microvoluta Angas 1877
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Invalid names: Vexillitra [synonym]
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 08:24:34
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:24:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Waiauan or 59.20000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (85124)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) M. subcrenularis, M. complanata (205816)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand M. nodulata (63089 63090)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand (Wairarapa) Vexillitra marwicki (35684) Vexillitra wainuioruensis (35691)