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Volviceramus

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy

Volviceramus was named by Stoliczka (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-l K Sant].

It was assigned to Inoceramidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

V. exogyroides, V. involutus

Species lacking formal opinion data

Inoceramus alievimussensis, Inoceramus grandis, V. concentricus, V. grandis, V. salomoni

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1871	Volviceramus Stoliczka p. 394
1980	Volviceramus Vokes p. 43
2002	Volviceramus Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Myalinata	Paul 1939
order	Myalinida	Paul 1939
superfamily	Inoceramoidea	Giebel 1852
family	Inoceramidae
genus	Volviceramus	Stoliczka 1871

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. †Volviceramus Stoliczka 1871

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†Volviceramus exogyroides Meek and Hayden 1862

†Volviceramus involutus Sowerby 1828

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitef

Locomotion:

facultatively mobilesubc

Life habit:

epifaunalsubc

Diet:

suspension feedersubc

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:25:20

Modified:

2005-01-28 04:25:20

Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 110.10000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian	110.1 - 106.3	France	V. salomoni, V. concentricus (233804 233805)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	V. involutus (3735)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Nebraska)	V. involutus (88019)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Colorado)	V. involutus (74304)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Colorado)	V. involutus (74310 74311 74313 74314 74316 74318 74320)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Montana)	V. involutus (100150)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Kansas)	Inoceramus involutus (212963) V. grandis (84459)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (New Mexico)	V. involutus (100220)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Canada (Alberta)	Inoceramus exogyroides (87511)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Montana)	V. involutus (89494) V. involutus, V. exogyroides (100125 100154 100229)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Colorado)	V. involutus (74305)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	France	V. involutus (3736)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Colorado)	V. grandis (179211)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	Inoceramus involutus (48725)