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Volvaria (Volvariella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Volvariella Fischer p. 153
1995Volvaria (Volvariella) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 172
1996Volvariella Garvie p. 89
2002Volvariella Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
subfamilyCylindromitrinaeCossmann 1899
genusVolvariaLamarck 1810
subgenusVolvariella(Fischer 1883)

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.

Subg. †Volvaria (Volvariella) Fischer 1883
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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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Volvariella aldrichi (92269)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Volvariella milamemsis (205533) Volvariella milamensis (7788 84325 84337)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Volvariella sp. (205483 205515)