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Volvocylindrites marcousana
Taxonomy
Volvula marcousana was named by Guirand and Ogérien (1865). It is the type species of Volvocylindrites.
It was recombined as Volvocylindrites marcousana by Cossmann (1895) and Gründel and Nützel (2012).
It was recombined as Volvocylindrites marcousana by Cossmann (1895) and Gründel and Nützel (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Volvula marcousana Guirand and Ogérien |
| 1895 | Volvocylindrites marcousana Cossmann p. 72 |
| 2012 | Volvocylindrites marcousana Gründel and Nützel p. 38 figs. 3g, h |
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†Volvocylindrites marcousana Guirand and Ogérien 1865
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Gründel and A. Nützel 2012 | The shell is cylindrical to spindle-shaped and tapers on both ends (anterior and posterior) (bulliform). The last whorl covers all previous whorls entirely (convolute). The aperture is elongated and narrow and extends on the posterior end of the shell. The columella has a single weak fold. |
Measurements
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
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