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Volutomorpha aspera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Volutomorpha aspera was named by Dall (1907) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2871].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. conradi, V. gigantia, V. retiferea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Volutomorpha aspera Dall
1933Volutomorpha aspera Riedel p. 114 figs. Pl 22, fig 11
2002Volutomorpha aspera Kosnik

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutoderminaePilsbry and Olsson 1941
genusVolutomorphaGabb 1877
speciesasperaDall 1907

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.

†Volutomorpha aspera Dall 1907
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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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Cameroon Volutomorpha aspera (94776)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Volutomorpha aspera (88357)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Volutomorpha aspera (7467)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Volutomorpha aspera (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Volutomorpha aspera (7600)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Volutomorpha aspera (4100 7487 7586)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Volutomorpha aspera (4247)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Volutomorpha aspera (4127 4136)