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Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica parrallela

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Volvula parrallela was named by Pilsbry (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica parrallela by Woodring (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Volvula parrallela Pilsbry p. 151
1970Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica parrallela Woodring p. 426

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusVolvulellaNewton 1891
subgenusVolvulella
speciescylindrica(Carpenter 1865)
subspeciesparrallela(Pilsbry 1917)

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 mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:34:00
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:34:00
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available