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Volutopsius
Taxonomy
Volutopsius was named by Mörch (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volutopsiinae by Titova (1994), Kos’yan and Kantor (2007).
It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volutopsiinae by Titova (1994), Kos’yan and Kantor (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Volutopsius Mörch |
| 1994 | Volutopsius Titova p. 322 |
| 2002 | Volutopsius Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Volutopsius Kos’yan and Kantor |
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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. Volutopsius Mörch 1857
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†Volutopsius eurekaensis Martin 1914
Volutopsius mesleri Dall 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | USA (California) | V. eurekaensis (96885 220034) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Alaska) | Pyrulofusus schraderi (38005) V. stefanssoni (38004 38008) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | V. norwegicus (51005) |