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Volutilithes ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutilithes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Volutilithes Swainson, 1831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Volutidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Volutidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Volutilithes (Volutilithes) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Voluta clarae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Voluta protensa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes acuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes alticostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes angustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes angustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes arizpensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes badrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes bouziguesensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes calabasasensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Volutilithes calabasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes clarae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Volutilithes dalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes fanivelonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes guizehensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes ickei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes inflatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes lisbonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes mixtus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes multicostata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Volutilithes muricina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes muricinus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Volutilithes nodifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Volutilithes orocopiaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Volutilithes osmani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes pariaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Volutilithes permulticostata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Volutilithes precursor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes protensa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Volutilithes pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes rakhiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Volutilithes rourei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes sindhiensis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Volutilithes spicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes stephaniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes subcorrugata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes subfusiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes undulosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Volutilithes uniplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Volutilithes welcommei ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Volutilithes whitensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Volutilites Herrmannsen, 1849 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutilites |
Volubilithes Desio, 1929 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volubilithes |
Volutalithes Conrad, 1855 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutalithes |
Volutilites Swainson, 1829 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutilites |
Volutolites Gray, 1855 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutolites |
Volithilites Gregorio, 1880 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volithilites |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1829 | Volutilithes Swainson |
1855 | Volutatithes Conrad p. 11 |
1928 | Volutilithes Nagao p. 116 |
1967 | Volutilithes Abbass p. 108 |
1978 | Volutilithes Givens p. 104 |
1986 | Volutilithes Squires and Advocate p. 859 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1989 | Volutilithes Darragh p. 206 |
2001 | Volutilithes Harzhauser and Mandic p. 712 |
2002 | Volutilithes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Volutilithes Perrilliat et al. p. 163 |
2014 | Volutilithes Merle and Pacaud p. 126 |
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!
Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA