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Microvoluta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutomitridae

Taxonomy
Microvoluta was named by Angas (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Volutomitridae by Wilson (1993), Todd (2001) and Darragh (2017).

Species
M. complanata, M. subcrenularis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. nodulata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Microvoluta Angas
1993Microvoluta Wilson p. 158
2001Microvoluta Todd
2002Microvoluta Sepkoski
2002Vexillitra Sepkoski
2017Microvoluta Darragh p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyVolutomitridaeGray 1854
genusMicrovolutaAngas 1877

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. Microvoluta Angas 1877
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Invalid names: Vexillitra [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available