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Volutopsiinae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Volutopsiinae was named by Habe and Sato (1972). It is extant.

It was assigned to Buccinidae by Titova (1994) and Kos’yan and Kantor (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Volutopsiinae Habe and Sato
1994Volutopsiinae Titova p. 322
2007Volutopsiinae Kos’yan and Kantor

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutopsiinaeHabe and Sato 1972
subfamilyVolutopsiinaeHabe and Sato 1972

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.

Subfm. Volutopsiinae Habe and Sato 1972
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G. †Habevolutopsius Kantor 1983
G. †Lussivolutopsius Kantor 1983
G. Volutopsius Mörch 1857
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Volutopsius eurekaensis Martin 1914
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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Volutopsius eurekaensis (96885 220034)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Alaska) Pyrulofusus schraderi (38005) Volutopsius stefanssoni (38004 38008)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Volutopsius norwegicus (51005)