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Volsellina

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Volsellina was named by Newell (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 745].

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Hoare (1961) and Sterren and Cisterna (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Volsellina Newell p. 43
1961Volsellina Hoare p. 118
2002Volsellina Sepkoski
2010Volsellina Sterren and Cisterna pp. Appendix 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusVolsellina

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. †Volsellina Newell 1942
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Volsellina areiensis Neves et al. 2014
Volsellina carinata Prinoth and Posenato 2023
Volsellina equatorialis Thomas 1928
Volsellina heywoodi Waterhouse 1987
Volsellina ornatissima Johnston 1887
Volsellina transparens Waagen 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available