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Taxonomy
Vulsella was named by Ršding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Malleidae by Adegoke (1977), Vokes (1980), Moore (1983) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vulsellidae by Eames (1951) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Malleidae by Adegoke (1977), Vokes (1980), Moore (1983) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vulsellidae by Eames (1951) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1798 | Vulsella Ršding |
| 1951 | Vulsella Eames p. 335 |
| 1977 | Vulsella Adegoke p. 231 |
| 1980 | Vulsella Vokes p. 46 |
| 1983 | Vulsella Moore p. A87 |
| 1998 | Vulsella Lamprell and Healy p. 112 |
| 2002 | Vulsella Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Vulsella Bouchet et al. |
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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. Vulsella Ršding 1798
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†Vulsella angusta Deshayes 1858
†Vulsella clarki Vokes 1939
†Vulsella deperdita Lamarck 1819
†Vulsella grandicubitus Eames 1951
†Vulsella laevigata Tate 1886
†Vulsella legumen d'Archiac and Haime 1854
†Vulsella pakistanica Eames 1951
Vulsella vulsella Linnaeus 1758
†Vulsella walleri Adegoke 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 99.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (46 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | V. tarrantana (4654) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Arizona) | V. sp. (2171) | |
| Turonian | USA (Minnesota) | V. sp. (1989) | |
| Turonian | Nigeria | V. flichei (3812) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | V. monmouthensis (3870 3877) | |
| Maastrichtian | Spain | V. maestrei (1317) | |
| Maastrichtian | Morocco | V. sp. (1359) | |
| Selandian | Nigeria | V. walleri (7791) | |
| Ypresian | France | V. corbarica (59788) V. falcata, V. aegyptiaca, V. corbarica, V. leymeriei (59789) | |
| Ypresian | Bulgaria (Varna) | V. dubia (102285) | |
| Ypresian | USA (California) | Ostrea sp. (122294) | |
| Ypresian | Libya | V. crispata (42126) | |
| Lutetian | Egypt | V. sp. (41905 76988) | |
| Lutetian | Spain | V. sp. (165187) | |
| Lutetian | Libya | V. crispata (42125) V. eymari, V. crispata, V. pseudocrispata (42123) | |
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (South Australia) | V. laevigata (48443) | |
| Bartonian | Romania | V. kochii (101879 101882 101883) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | V. crispata (41911 41912) V. sp. (97545) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Australia (Western Australia) | V. laevigata (179825) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Romania | V. kochii (101876) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) | V. crispata (102294 102356) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | V. elongata (78617) V. elongata, V. falcata, V. granellensis (78565) | |
| Priabonian | Libya | V. crispata (42136 42144 77237) | |
| Priabonian | Romania | V. dubia (101968 102032 102035 102164 102165) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria | V. crispata (102289) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Somalia | V. falcata, V. crispata, V. legumen (78566) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (Western Australia) | V. laevigata (48441) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Pakistan | V. legumen (77459) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Japan (Ryukyu) | V. sp. (41598) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | V. vulsella (88886) |