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Phenacovolva longirostrata

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Ovulum longirostratum was named by Sowerby (1828).

It was recombined as Volva longirostrata by Schilder (1966); it was recombined as Volva (Phenacovolva) longirostrata by Cernohorsky (1971); it was recombined as Phenacovolva longirostrata by Ladd (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Ovulum longirostratum Sowerby p. 160
1966Volva longirostrata Schilder pp. 98 - 99
1971Volva (Phenacovolva) longirostrata Cernohorsky pp. 126 - 127
1982Phenacovolva longirostrata Ladd p. 38 figs. Plate 6, figure 2

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822
genusPhenacovolvaIredale 1930
specieslongirostrata(Sowerby 1828)

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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Phenacovolva longirostrata (78043)