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Volutopsius mesleri

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Chrysodomus mesleri was named by Dall (1920). It is extant.

It was recombined as Volutopsius mesleri by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Chrysodomus mesleri Dall p. 28 figs. Pl. 5, Fig. 2, 3
1931Volutopsius mesleri Grant, IV and Gale p. 651

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutopsiinaeHabe and Sato 1972
genusVolutopsiusMörch 1857
speciesmesleri(Dall 1920)

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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available