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Volutoderma elongatum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Voluta elongata was named by d'Orbigny (1842).

It was recombined as Fulguraria elongata by Stoliczka (1867); it was recombined as Volutoderma elongata by Gabb (1876); it was recombined as Volutoderma elongatum by d'Orbigny (1842), Kiel and Krüger (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Volutoderma elongatum d'Orbigny
1867Fulguraria elongata Stoliczka pp. 87 - 89 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 1 - 9
1876Volutoderma elongata Gabb p. 289
2006Volutoderma elongatum Kiel and Krüger p. 688 fig. 15

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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
genusVolutoderma
specieselongatum(d'Orbigny 1842)

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.

Volutoderma elongatum d'Orbigny 1842
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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