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Volutoderma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy

Volutoderma was named by Gabb (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 4,157].

It was assigned to Volutinae by Gabb (1876); to Volutidae by Packard (1922); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volutoderminae by Saul and Squires (2008).

Species

V. (Rostellinda), V. angelica, V. antherena, V. averillii (syn. V. gabbi, Volutilithes navarroensis, V. californica), V. blakei, V. elderi, V. elongata, V. elongatum, V. jalama, V. magna, V. navarroensis, V. perissa, V. plicatula, V. querna, V. santana, V. ynezae, V. zitteliana

Species lacking formal opinion data

V. appressa, V. biplicata, V. dalli, V. elleryi, V. ovata, V. protracta, V. rigida, V. tennesseensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1876	Volutoderma Gabb pp. 285 - 286
1922	Volutoderma Packard p. 432
2002	Volutoderma Sepkoski
2008	Volutoderma Saul and Squires pp. 216 - 218

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Volutidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Volutoderminae	Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
genus	Volutoderma

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. †Volutoderma Gabb 1876

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Subg. †Volutoderma (Rostellinda)

†Volutoderma angelica Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma antherena Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma averillii Gabb 1864

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Invalid names: Volutilithes navarroensis Gabb 1864 [synonym], Volutoderma californica Dall 1907 [synonym], Volutoderma gabbi White 1889 [synonym]

†Volutoderma blakei Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma elderi Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma elongata d'Orbigny 1842

†Volutoderma elongatum d'Orbigny 1842

†Volutoderma jalama Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma magna Packard 1922

†Volutoderma navarroensis Gabb 1876

†Volutoderma perissa Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma plicatula Dall 1907

†Volutoderma querna Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma santana Packard 1922

†Volutoderma ynezae Saul and Squires 2008

†Volutoderma zitteliana Holzapfel 1888

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008	Shell fusiform, of medium to large size with long flexed anterior canal; ramp sloping, set off from whorl by sculpture or by weak to moderate angulation, bordered posteriorly by spirally ribbed collar, on spire ramp crossed by strong, raised, imbricate growth fines that join posterior edge of parietal callus shield. Protoconch small. Sculpture of more or less definite, rounded axial ribs, strongest near shoulder, fading anteriorly and overridden by narrow spiral cords; spiral cords commonly forming spirally elongate nodes on axial ribs; earliest whorls with strong distant axial costae and weaker spiral lines. Aperture elongate, outer lip commonly a little reflexed, especially posteriorly; inner lip callus well developed; parietal callus shield present, commonly expanded posteriorly across previous suture; three oblique columellar folds approximately medially placed on columella.

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: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Thanetian or 100.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (99 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (California)	V. sp. (167601 185734)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Egypt	V. elleryi (114793 114794)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Minnesota)	V. dalli (1987)
Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Mozambique	V. rigida (174799)
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	USA (California)	Rostellites gabbi (193032)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (California)	V. averillii (44202) V. sp. (167600)
Turonian - Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	USA (New Mexico)	V. sp. (56389)
Turonian - Santonian	93.9 - 83.6	USA (California)	V. averilli (80942) V. magna (80941)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (California)	Fusus averillii, V. gabbi, Volutilithes navarroensis (44232) V. blakei (158090) V. californica (44233) V. gabbi (44271) V. querna (72037)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (California)	V. querna (220361)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Wyoming)	V. sp. (87785)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	USA (California)	V. gabbi (185441 185448)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (California)	V. querna (207435 215293)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Austria	V. sp. (177758)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Canada (British Columbia)	V. averilli (210547) V. averillii (210549)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Germany	V. elongata (178204 196660)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (California)	V. gabbi (44279 185391) V. querna (86954 220917)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	V. magna (215345)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	V. biplicata (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	V. averillii (86936 185156 185172) V. averillii, V. californica (44277) V. californica (44274) V. santana (3885 207815 220929) V. santana, V. averillii (185171) V. sp. (238651)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Germany	V. zitteliana (177592)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Tennessee)	V. tennesseensis, V. protracta, V. appressa (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	V. angelica (185168) V. averilli (1523) V. averillii (1526 1530 1534 1535 86794 86811 214144 219077) V. averillii, V. magna (1525 1536 1540 1551) V. blakei (86872) V. blakei, V. elderi (86793) V. jalama, V. magna (1549) V. magna (1539 207828) V. perissa (99312) V. santana, V. averillii, V. blakei, V. elderi (72057) V. sp. (98225)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	V. averilli (144763 144764) V. averillii (220915 220922) V. santana (144778 176363 220912 220916 220921 220923 220924) V. sp. (220412 238647)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	V. magna (215264)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	V. biplicata (124933)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (California)	V. averillii, V. magna (1529) V. perissa (99313 220388)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Mexico (Baja California)	V. perissa (190527)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (California)	V. perissa (83776) V. ynezae (239773)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Mexico (Baja California)	V. perissa (180431)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (California)	V. sp. (220396)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (North Carolina)	V. sp. (151059)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	V. navarroensis (7480)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Mexico (Baja California)	V. magna (158099)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Nigeria	V. plicatula (1361)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene	72.2 - 61.66	USA (New Jersey)	V. ovata (26819)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	USA (New Jersey)	V. sp. (3113 124965 124966)