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Volutomitridae
| Description | Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volutomitridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutomitridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Volutomitridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (43%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Predatory and browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | フデヒタチオビガイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volutomitridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Conomitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 140 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Daffymitra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magdalemitra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microvoluta genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Neoimbricaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Paradmete genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peculator genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Proximitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Volutomitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Waimatea genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1854 | Volutomitridae Gray |
| 1980 | Volutomitridae Hickman p. 62 |
| 1987 | Volutomitridae Squires p. 42 |
| 1988 | Volutomitridae Ponder and Warén p. 307 |
| 1998 | Volutomitridae Beesley p. 842 |
| 2001 | Volutomitridae Todd |
| 2005 | Volutomitridae Bouchet et al. p. 256 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
