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Volutifusus mutabilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Fasciolaria mutabilis was named by Conrad (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Maryland.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scaphella (Aurinia) mutabilis by Martin (1904); it was recombined as Aurinia (Volutifusus) mutabilis by Olsson (1967); it was recombined as Volutifusus mutabilis by Conrad (1863), Petuch (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. emmonsi, V. halscotti, V. obtusus, V. spengleri, V. typhis

Synonyms
  • Voluta lamberti was named by Morton (1830). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Scaphella (Aurinia) mutabilis by Martin (1904).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Voluta lamberti Morton p. 119
1834Fasciolaria mutabilis Conrad
1863Volutifusus mutabilis Conrad
1904Scaphella (Aurinia) mutabilis Martin p. 174
1967Aurinia (Volutifusus) mutabilis Olsson pp. 26, 27
1988Volutifusus mutabilis Petuch p. 25

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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
subfamilyScaphellinaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusVolutifususConrad 1863
speciesmutabilis(Conrad 1834)

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.

†Volutifusus mutabilis Conrad 1834
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Invalid names: Voluta lamberti Morton 1830 [synonym]
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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Volutifusus mutabilis (69017 69032 92325)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Aurinia mutabilis (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Aurina mutabilis (59487)