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Volvulella (Volvulella)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Volvulella (Volvulella) Newton
2001Volvulella (Volvulella) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusVolvulellaNewton 1891
subgenusVolvulellaNewton 1891

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.

Subg. Volvulella (Volvulella) Newton 1891
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†Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Invalid names: Volvula cercadensis Van Winkle 1921 [synonym], Volvula cylindrica Gabb 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:34:00
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:34:00
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (110 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Volvulella conradiana (42537) Volvulella sp. (42528)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Volvulella acuminata (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Volvulella acuminata (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Volvulella acuminata (62899 62903 62929 62931 62934 62935 62936 62939 62941 62944 62952 62953 62961 62964)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Volvula oxytata (41760 42281 42290 42328 42366 42482 42605 42642 42657 42663)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Volvulella acuminata (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Volvulella acuminata (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Haiti Volvulella oxytata (92454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Volvulella acuminata (61895 61896 61897 61898 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62892)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) Volvulella sp. (135818)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Volvula oxytata (42870 42886 43021 43024)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Volvulella oxytata (93147 93149 93176) Volvulella phoinicoides, Volvulella oxytata (93145 93159 93160 93172 93174) Volvulella sp. (136016 145521) Volvulella sp. 1, Volvulella sp. 2 (145522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Volvula cylindrica (58816 58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Volvulella oxytata (145334 145337 145339) Volvulella phoinicoides (145343) Volvulella phoinicoides, Volvulella oxytata (145210) Volvulella sp. (61334 79785 79790 79791 79792 79985 79997)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Volvula cylindrica (58869 58875)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica Volvula cylindrica (134658)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Volvulella oxytata (96507) Volvulella oxytata, Volvulella micratracta (96520)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Volvulella sp. (79855)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Volvulella sp. (135944)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Volvulella sp. (79982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Volvulella oxytata (134769)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Volvula oxytata (58522) Volvulella ornata, Volvulella oxytata (69090 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Volvula oxytata (59484)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Volvulella sp. (61336 79794 79983 79988 79989 79999 80000 135876 135885)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Volvulella sp. (79796 79798 79800 79802)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) Volvulella sp. (79871)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Volvulella sp. (79835 79844)