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Volutilithes protensa
Taxonomy
Voluta protensa was named by Sowerby (1840) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Volutilithes protensa by King and King (1976).
It was recombined as Volutilithes protensa by King and King (1976).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1840 | Voluta protensa Sowerby |
1854 | Voluta protensa Edwards |
1976 | Volutilithes protensa King and King |
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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.
†Volutilithes protensa Sowerby 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available