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Carota mitraeformis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Cordiera mitraeformis was named by Gabb (1869). Its type specimen is MCZ 21856 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Volutoderma mitraeformis by Stewart (1927), Anderson (1938), Jones et al. (1978); it was recombined as Carota mitraeformis by Saul and Popenoe (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. biplicata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Cordiera mitraeformis Gabb p. 153 figs. pi. 26, fig. 32
1927Volutoderma mitraeformis Stewart p. 410 figs. Plate XXII, fig. 7
1938Volutoderma mitraeformis Anderson p. 135
1978Volutoderma mitraeformis Jones et al. figs. PL. 1, Fig. 6
1993Carota mitraeformis Saul and Popenoe p. 373 figs. Figures 102-105, 108-113

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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
subfamilyVolutoderminaePilsbry and Olsson 1941
genusCarota
speciesmitraeformis()

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.

†Carota mitraeformis Gabb 1869
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993An almost pyriform Carota with about 15 axial ribs on the spire; axial ribs more numerous but reduced in strength to that of the spiral cords on body whorl.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Volutoderma mitraeformis (220373)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Volutoderma mitraeformis (215570)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Volutoderma mitraeformis (62347 86785 86791 215285 215618 215755 219080 219330 220297 220298 222076 222077 222082 222085 222092 222093 222094 222097)