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Volutharpa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Volutharpa was named by Fisher (1855).

It was assigned to Buccininae by Titova (1994).

Species lacking formal opinion data
V. ampullacea, V. perryi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Volutharpa Fisher
1994Volutharpa Titova p. 322

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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
subfamilyBuccininaeRafinesque 1815
genusVolutharpaFisher 1855

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. †Volutharpa Fisher 1855
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Fukushima) V. ampullacea (62295)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) V. sp. (186031)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Yamaguchi) V. perryi (62300)