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Crenavolva
| Description | Crenavolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crenavolva, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Crenavolva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ovulidae : Crenavolva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Crenavolva C.N.Cate, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cate C.N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. The Veliger. 15 (supplement): 1-117. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ovulidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ovulidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. S. Ladd. 1982. Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Volutidae through Terebridae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1171:1-100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crenavolva |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Crenavolva (Serratovolva) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Crenavolva aureola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva baltea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva cruenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva grovesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva guidoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva imitablis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva janae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva leopardus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva marmorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva martini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva matsumiyai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva nanshaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva philippei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva striatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva tinctura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva tokuoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva traillii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva virgo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crenavolva vitrea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1973 | Crenavolva Cate p. 54 |
| 1982 | Crenavolva Ladd p. 37 |
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!
