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Volsella

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Volsella Scopoli
1938Modiolus (Volsella) Anderson p. 114
1944Volsella Durham p. 141
1980Volsella Vokes p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusVolsellaScopoli 1777

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
Volsella anomala Russell and Landes 1937
Volsella bakevelloides Hayami 1958
Volsella flabellata Gould 1850 [giant horsemussel]
Volsella flichei Peron 1880
Volsella telea Stewart 1930
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Invalid names: Modiola cylindrica Gabb 1864 [replaced]
Volsella wrighti Warren 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
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 Jurassic237.0 - 174.7Singapore V. compressa (113863)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (California) V. sp. (38328 38330)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Japan V. bakevelloides (119673)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Modiolus onoensis (216129)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Lebanon V. dieneri, V. fittoni (69180)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola V. sp. (210730)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) V. modesta (6484 6548) V. tarrantana (6468 6631)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) V. siskiyouensis (167603)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Nigeria V. flichei (83019)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Modiolus siskiyouensis (80929 80930 80931) V. sp. (167600)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Modiola cylindrica (44232)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) V. wrighti (82650 82651 82652 82653 82654)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) V. uddeni (7481 7579)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) V. anomala, V. wrighti (82638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Modiolus wrighti (87441)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) V. sp. (212997)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) V. sp. (5556 5557 5558)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) V. uddeni (7495 7567 7570)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) V. sp. (94829)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Japan V. sp. (70906)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) V. sp. (41453 61109)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Modiolus n. sp. (191204) V. sp. (91606)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) V. restorationensis (52356 52362)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) V. sp. (35647 35650)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Greenland V. sp. (88284)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago V. waringi (81976)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan V. sp. (97033)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji V. philippinarum (68181)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) V. sp. (238609)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) V. flabellata (59063)