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Volutilithes calabasasensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Volutilithes calabasasensis was named by Nelson (1925). Its type specimen is UC 30571, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. antiqua, V. daniensis, V. desertorum, V. deshayesianus, V. rourei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Volutilithes calabasasensis Nelson p. 432 figs. pl. 59, figs. 4a, 4b

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutilithinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusVolutilithesSwainson 1829
speciescalabasasensis

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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available