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Inoceramus (Volviceramus)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus (Volviceramus) was named by Mueller (1888).

It was assigned to Inoceramus by Mueller (1888).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Inoceramus agdjakendensis, Inoceramus anakusensis, Inoceramus anglicus, Inoceramus angulatus, Inoceramus angustiundulatus, Inoceramus annulatus, Inoceramus aucella, Inoceramus australis, Inoceramus balchii, Inoceramus barsliensis, Inoceramus bererensis, Inoceramus bicorrugatus, Inoceramus bojarkensis, Inoceramus borilensis, Inoceramus bornholmensis, Inoceramus cadottensis, Inoceramus concentrica, Inoceramus conicus, Inoceramus crispi, Inoceramus curvieri, Inoceramus etheridgei, Inoceramus ewaldi, Inoceramus fiegei, Inoceramus flavus, Inoceramus goldfussi, Inoceramus guerichi, Inoceramus gusselkaensis, Inoceramus heinzi, Inoceramus iburiensis, Inoceramus incurvus, Inoceramus ipuanus, Inoceramus kapuus, Inoceramus labiatiformis, Inoceramus labiatoidiformis, Inoceramus lapparenti, Inoceramus maedae, Inoceramus mamatensis, Inoceramus marathonensis, Inoceramus matotorus, Inoceramus muelleri, Inoceramus nodai, Inoceramus nukeus, Inoceramus obtusus, Inoceramus opetius, Inoceramus pedalionoides, Inoceramus pertenuis, Inoceramus pochialaineni, Inoceramus proximus, Inoceramus pseudoregularis, Inoceramus quadrans, Inoceramus quatsinoensis, Inoceramus reduncus, Inoceramus renngarteni, Inoceramus rhomboides, Inoceramus richensis, Inoceramus saratoviensis, Inoceramus schloenbachi, Inoceramus schoendorfi, Inoceramus spitzbergensis, Inoceramus steenstrupi, Inoceramus stilley, Inoceramus stoneleyi, Inoceramus subneocomiensis, Inoceramus subpercostatus, Inoceramus sutherlandi, Inoceramus tenuilineatum, Inoceramus tenuis, Inoceramus tenuistriatus, Inoceramus tenuistriatus(), Inoceramus tenuiumbonatus, Inoceramus typicus, Inoceramus urius, Inoceramus vanuxemi, Inoceramus vanuxemiformis, Inoceramus volgensis, Inoceramus wandereri, Inoceramus warakius, Inoceramus yokoyamai, Inoceramus zavoljiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Inoceramus (Volviceramus) Mueller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidae
genusInoceramus
subgenusVolviceramusMueller 1888

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.

Subg. †Inoceramus (Volviceramus) Mueller 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian93.9 - 72.2USA (Utah) Volviceramus koeneni (100218)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus grandis (82244 82247) Inoceramus sp. (82251)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus grandis (87847)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Colorado) Inoceramus grandis (87851)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Inoceramus alievimussensis, Inoceramus koeneni (70003)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Montana) Volviceramus koeneni (100125 100161)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) Inoceramus koeneni (51518)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus grandis (87848)