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Volutospina multispinosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4961008https://www.gbif.org/species/4961008
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)66109https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=66109
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Volutospina multispinosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Volutospina multispinosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusAthletaConrad 1853
subgenusAthleta (Volutospina)
speciesVolutospina multispinosaNewton 1922
Generic NameVolutospina
Scientific NameVolutospina multispinosa Newton, 1922
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Volutospina multispinosaspeciesbelongs to Volutospinastated without evidenceNewton, 1922
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Volutidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Volutidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. B. Newton. 1922. Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria. Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 3

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1922Volutospina multispinosa Newton pp. 28-29 figs. 3: 3-5

References

Newton R. B. (1922) Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria, Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 3
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!
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