Volviceramus Stoliczka 1871 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Parent taxon: Inoceramidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actinoceramus, Anopaeinae, Arcticeramus, Arctomytiloides, Cataceramus, Cladoceramus, Coloniceraminae, Cremnoceramus, Heroceramus, Inaequiceramus, Inoceraminae, Inoceramus, Inoceramya, Kymatoceramus, Lenella, Magadiceramus, Mytiloides, Neocomiceramus, Parainoceramya, Platyceramus, Pseudomytiloides, Retroceramus, Sachalinoceraminae, Sergipia, Silberlingia, Sphaeroceramus, Spyridoceramus, Tenuipteria, Tethyoceramus, Trochoceramus, Turkmenia, Coloniceramus, Haenleinia

Subtaxa: Volviceramus exogyroides Volviceramus involutus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), France (4), United States (20: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico)

Total: 25 collections including 30 occurrences

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