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Taxonomy
Volsella was named by Scopoli (1777) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4102]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Modiolus (Volsella) by Anderson (1938).
It was assigned to Modiolus by Anderson (1938); and to Mytilidae by Durham (1944), Vokes (1980).
It was reranked as Modiolus (Volsella) by Anderson (1938).
It was assigned to Modiolus by Anderson (1938); and to Mytilidae by Durham (1944), Vokes (1980).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2002-11-07; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Volsella Scopoli 1777
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†Modiolus (Volsella) henryi Anderson 1938
†Modiolus (Volsella) onoensis Anderson 1938
†Volsella anomala Russell and Landes 1937
†Volsella bakevelloides Hayami 1958
†Volsella flabellata Gould 1850 [giant horsemussel]
†Volsella flichei Peron 1880
†Volsella siskiyouensis Gabb 1864
†Volsella wrighti Warren 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 227.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (50 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic | Singapore | V. compressa (113863) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (California) | V. sp. (38328 38330) | |
| Hettangian | Japan | V. bakevelloides (119673) | |
| Valanginian | USA (California) | Modiolus onoensis (216129) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Lebanon | V. dieneri, V. fittoni (69180) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Angola | V. sp. (210730) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | V. modesta (6484 6548) V. tarrantana (6468 6631) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (California) | V. siskiyouensis (167603) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Nigeria | V. flichei (83019) | |
| Turonian | USA (California) | Modiolus siskiyouensis (80929 80930 80931) V. sp. (167600) | |
| Coniacian | USA (California) | Modiola cylindrica (44232) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | V. wrighti (82650 82651 82652 82653 82654) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Texas) | V. uddeni (7481 7579) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | V. anomala, V. wrighti (82638) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Modiolus wrighti (87441) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | V. sp. (212997) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | V. sp. (5556 5557 5558) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | V. uddeni (7495 7567 7570) | |
| Lutetian | USA (California) | V. sp. (94829) | |
| Bartonian | Japan | V. sp. (70906) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Florida) | V. sp. (41453 61109) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | Modiolus n. sp. (191204) V. sp. (91606) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | V. restorationensis (52356 52362) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Dannevirke) | V. sp. (35647 35650) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Greenland | V. sp. (88284) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Trinidad and Tobago | V. waringi (81976) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Japan | V. sp. (97033) | |
| Pliocene | Fiji | V. philippinarum (68181) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | V. sp. (238609) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | V. flabellata (59063) |