Biology:Volviceramus

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Short description: Extinct genus of bivalves

Volviceramus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Volviceramus Durania Pseudoperna.jpg
Comparison of Volviceramus grandis (right) and Durania maxima (left)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pteriida
Family: Inoceramidae
Genus: Volviceramus
Stoliczka, 1871

Volviceramus is an extinct genus of fossil inoceramid bivalve mollusks from the Late Cretaceous of Europe and North America.

Species

Species within the genus Volviceramus include:

  • Volviceramus cardinalensis
  • Volviceramus grandis
  • Volviceramus stotti

References

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 98)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3204809 entry