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Volvulella cylindrica (cylindrical spindle-bubble)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Volvula cylindrica was named by Carpenter (1865). It is extant.

It was recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica by Woodring (1970), Hall (2002); it was recombined as Volvulella cylindrica by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Volvula cylindrica Carpenter
1919Volvulella cooperi Dall p. 297
1931Volvulella cooperi Grant, IV and Gale p. 450
1931Volvulella cylindrica Grant, IV and Gale p. 450
1970Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica Woodring p. 426
2002Volvulella (Volvulella) cylindrica Hall pp. table A15
2021Volvulella cylindrica Hendy

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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
speciescylindrica(Carpenter 1865)

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 cylindrica Carpenter 1865 [cylindrical spindle-bubble]
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Invalid names: Volvulella cooperi Dall 1919 [synonym]
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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: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Volvulella cylindrica (200398)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Volvula cylindrica (237610)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Volvula cylindrica (222663) Volvulella cooperi (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Volvulella cylindrica (59063 96566 96895 160361 219029 222950)