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Carota
Taxonomy
Carota was named by Stephenson (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Volutidae by Stephenson (1952); to Volutoderminae by Saul and Popenoe (1993); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Volutidae by Stephenson (1952); to Volutoderminae by Saul and Popenoe (1993); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Carota Stephenson pp. 184 - 185 |
| 1993 | Carota Saul and Popenoe p. 373 |
| 2002 | Carota Sepkoski |
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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. Carota Stephenson 1952
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†Carota dilleri White 1889
†Carota mitraeformis Gabb 1869
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. W. Stephenson 1952 | This medium to large volutid is characterized by its spire of medium height, relatively large, strongly tilted protoconch, elongated, gracefully curved body whorl, coarsely noded shoulder angle, a deep notch at the intersection of the shoulder angle with the outer lip, 2 or 3 coarse folds on the columella, and a relatively fine pattern of spiral ornamentation. | |
| L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993 | Medium to large volutids with medium height spire; relatively large, strongly tilted protoconch; elongated, gracefully curved body whorl; coarsely noded shoulder angle; a deep notch at intersection of shoulder angle with outer lip; two or three coarse folds on columella; and a relatively fine pattern of spiral ornamentation. |