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Volganellidae

Ostracoda - Volganellidae

Taxonomy
Volganellidae was named by Mandelstam (1956).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cavellinidae by Benson et al. (1961).

It was assigned to Ostracoda by Mandelstam (1956); and to Volganelloidea by Voronkova (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Volganellidae Mandelstam p. 94
2014Volganellidae Voronkova p. 485

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
superfamilyVolganelloideaMandelstam 1956
familyVolganellidae
familyVolganellidae

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.

Fm. †Volganellidae Mandelstam 1956
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G. †Unzhiella Mishina 1973
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†Unzhiella navis Voronkova 2014
G. †Volganella Sharapova and Mandelstam 1956
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†Volganella angulata Mishina 1973
†Volganella concava Mishina 1973
†Volganella extensis Voronkova 2014
†Volganella gigantella Mishina 1973
†Volganella golubevi Voronkova 2014
†Volganella magna Spizharsky 1956
†Volganella recta Mishina 1973
†Volganella vjaznikovensis Voronkova 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-04 06:54:01
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:59:32
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Volganella magna (132367)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Volganella laevigata, Volganella magna (197597)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Vladimir) Volganella magna, Volganella golubevi, Unzhiella navis, Volganella extensis, Volganella vjaznikovensis, Volganella recta, Volganella angulata, Volganella concava, Volganella gigantella (229834)