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Volvaria

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Volvaria was named by Lamarck (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Cylindromitrinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Volvaria Lamarck
1995Volvaria Pacaud and Le Renard p. 172
2002Volvaria Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
subfamilyCylindromitrinaeCossmann 1899
genusVolvariaLamarck 1810

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. †Volvaria Lamarck 1810
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Subg. †Volvaria (Volvariella) Fischer 1883
†Volvaria birmanica Noetling 1895
†Volvaria bulloides Lamarck 1804
†Volvaria lahirii Dey 1961
†Volvaria reticulata Johnson 1899
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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 56.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Volvariella aldrichi (92269)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) V. gabbiana (90653 98709) Volvariella milamensis (7788 84325 84337)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France V. bulloides (184107)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) V. milamensis (205521) V. reticulata (90651) V. sp. (205496 205537) Volvariella milamemsis (205533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) V. bulloides (8125)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) V. alabamensis (205414 205415) V. alabamensis, V. gabbiana (205422) V. alabamensis, V. gabbiana, Volvariella sp. (205483) V. gabbiana (205433) V. reticulata (90656) V. sp. (205410 205430) Volvariella sp. (205515)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) V. alabamiensis (90600)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) V. reticulata (99735)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) V. reticulata (98787)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) V. acutiuscula (42636 42639)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) V. acutiuscula (40777 42584)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Myanmar V. birmanica (76590)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium V. multicingulata (111371)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India V. birmanica (78641) V. kayalensis (72083) V. lahrii (72033)