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Volvulella oxyacrum

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Volvula oxyacrum Cossmann
1997Volvulella oxyacrum Jeffery and Tracey p. 103 figs. Pl 14, fig 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusVolvulellaNewton 1891
speciesoxyacrum(Cossmann 1889)

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.

Volvulella oxyacrum Cossmann 1889
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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

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Volvulella oxyacrum (3267)