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Volutoderminae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Volutoderminae was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10216].

It was corrected as Volutodermatinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Pholidotomidae by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Volutidae by Sohl (1964), Saul and Popenoe (1993), Saul and Squires (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Volutoderminae Pilsbry and Olsson
1964Volutoderminae Sohl p. 250
1993Volutoderminae Saul and Popenoe p. 373
2005Volutodermatinae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2008Volutoderminae Saul and Squires p. 216

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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
subfamilyVolutoderminaePilsbry and Olsson 1941

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.

Subfm. †Volutoderminae Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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G. Carota Stephenson 1952
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†Carota dilleri White 1889
†Carota mitraeformis Gabb 1869
G. †Longoconcha Stephenson 1941
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†Longoconcha dalli Stephenson 1941
†Longoconcha eumeka Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Pakiluta Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Pakiluta solangii Merle and Pacaud 2014
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†Retipirula calidula Saul and Squires 2008
†Retipirula pinguis Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Varens Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Varens anae Saul and Popenoe 1993
†Varens formosus Saul and Popenoe 1993
G. †Volutoderma Gabb 1876
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†Volutoderma angelica Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma antherena Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma averillii Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Volutilithes navarroensis Gabb 1864 [synonym], Volutoderma californica Dall 1907 [synonym], Volutoderma gabbi White 1889 [synonym]
†Volutoderma blakei Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma elderi Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma elongata d'Orbigny 1842
†Volutoderma elongatum d'Orbigny 1842
†Volutoderma jalama Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma magna Packard 1922
†Volutoderma perissa Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma plicatula Dall 1907
†Volutoderma querna Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma santana Packard 1922
†Volutoderma ynezae Saul and Squires 2008
†Volutoderma zitteliana Holzapfel 1888
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008Shell elongate or broadly fusiform to coniform; spire shorter than aperture; ultimate whorl large, comprising most of shell, its base not contracted but passing with gradual slope into long anterior canal; protoconch small, multiwhorled; columella with one to five columellar folds; sculpture commonly strong and of both axial and spiral ribs, but may be reduced.
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 100.50000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (242 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Carota biplicata (6603) Carota biplicata, Carota pendula (6604) Carota biplicata, Carota pendula, Carota robusta (4648) Carota pendula (4647 6498 6596 6599 6611 6615)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Scobinella dilleri (167603) Volutoderma sp. (167601 185734)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Minnesota) Volutoderma dalli (1987)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Volutoderma elleryi (114793 114794)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mozambique Volutoderma rigida (174799)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Rostellites gabbi (193032)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Carota alli, Carota dalli (200337)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (British Columbia) Carota dilleri (210491 210513)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Volutoderma mitraeformis (220373)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Carota dilleri, Varens formosus (220931) Rostellinda dilleri (215288 222119) Varens anae (238629) Varens formosus (220938) Volutoderma mitraeformis (215570)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Carota dalli (53504)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Carota dalli (88811)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Rostellinda dilleri (86784 214143 215310 220360 222107 222108 222113) Rostellinda dilleri, Volutoderma mitraeformis (219080 222097) Varens anae (36864) Varens anae, Varens formosus (220939) Varens formosus (177715 220935) Volutoderma averillii, Scobinella dilleri (44202) Volutoderma mitraeformis (62347 86785 86791 215285 215618 215755 219330 220297 220298 222076 222077 222082 222085 222092 222093 222094) Volutoderma sp. (167600)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Baja California) Carota dilleri (220407)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (New Mexico) Volutoderma sp. (56389)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) Volutoderma averilli (80942) Volutoderma magna (80941)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Fusus averillii, Volutoderma dilleri, Volutoderma gabbi, Volutilithes navarroensis (44232) Volutoderma blakei (158090) Volutoderma californica (44233) Volutoderma gabbi (44271) Volutoderma querna (72037)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Volutoderma querna (220361)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Wyoming) Volutoderma sp. (87785)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) Volutoderma gabbi (185441 185448)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Volutoderma querna (207435 215293)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Volutoderma averilli (210547) Volutoderma averillii (210549)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Volutoderma sp. (177758)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Volutoderma elongata (178204 196660)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Volutoderma gabbi (44279 185391) Volutoderma querna (86954 220917)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Volutoderma magna (215345)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Scobinella dilleri (239772) Volutoderma averillii (86936 185156 185172) Volutoderma averillii, Volutoderma californica (44277) Volutoderma californica (44274) Volutoderma santana (3885 207815 220929) Volutoderma santana, Volutoderma averillii (185171) Volutoderma sp. (238651)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Volutoderma biplicata (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Volutoderma zitteliana (177592)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Longoconcha dalli (32141) Longoconcha imbricatus (6656 6660) Longoconcha tennesseensis (32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Volutoderma angelica (185168) Volutoderma averilli (1523) Volutoderma averillii (1526 1530 1534 1535 86794 86811 214144 219077) Volutoderma averillii, Volutoderma magna (1525 1536 1540 1551) Volutoderma blakei (86872) Volutoderma blakei, Volutoderma elderi (86793) Volutoderma jalama, Volutoderma magna (1549) Volutoderma magna (1539 207828) Volutoderma perissa (99312) Volutoderma santana, Volutoderma averillii, Volutoderma blakei, Volutoderma elderi (72057) Volutoderma sp. (98225)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Volutoderma tennesseensis, Volutoderma protracta, Volutoderma appressa (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Longoconcha sp. (6146 6149 6155 6156 6157 6170 6171)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Volutoderma averilli (144763 144764) Volutoderma averillii (220915 220922) Volutoderma santana (144778 176363 220912 220916 220921 220923 220924) Volutoderma sp. (220412 238647)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Volutoderma magna (215264)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Volutoderma biplicata (124933)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Longoconcha tennesseensis (7515)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) Longoconcha eumeka (220382) Volutoderma averillii, Volutoderma magna (1529) Volutoderma perissa (220388) Volutoderma perissa, Longoconcha eumeka (99313)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Volutoderma perissa (190527)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Longoconcha sp. (4278 4279)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Volutoderma perissa, Longoconcha eumeka (180431)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Longoconcha quadrilirata (7586 7590 7602) Longoconcha sp. (4111)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Longoconcha sp. (4240 4244 4247 4254 4260)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Volutoderma perissa (83776) Volutoderma ynezae (239773)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Volutoderma sp. (151059)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Longoconcha dalli (4126 4127) Longoconcha sp. (4142 4147 4150 4151 4154 4156 4157 4158 4160 4161 4163 4167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Longoconcha dalli (83238) Longoconcha sp. (4178 4180 4183 4186 4194 4196 4201 4202 4203 4205 4206 4213 4214 4215 4216 4225 4228 4230 83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Longoconcha dalli (4475) Longoconcha sp. (4414 4482)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Longoconcha sp. (4368)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Retipirula calidula (224524) Volutoderma sp. (220396)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Volutoderma magna (158099)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Longoconcha sp. (4584) Volutoderma navarroensis (7480)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Longoconcha sp. (185740)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria Volutoderma plicatula (1361)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Longoconcha quadrilirata (7486)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Longoconcha protracta, Longoconcha quadilirata, Longoconcha tennesseensis (205445)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Volutoderma ovata (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (193035)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (220448)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (11117)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (205398 215686 239601) Retipirula pinguis (218664)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (207336 239680 239685)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (166042 193036 238831 238834 238836 239605 239708 239714 239718)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Volutoderma sp. (3113 124965 124966)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (California) Retipirula crassitesta (237469 237470)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan Pakiluta solangii (184086 184120)