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I believe that Voluticella has been considered an aberrant scaphelline, though I do not have the reference at hand. Anton Olenik probably has a more current opinion. Scaphellines were certainly doing odd things in the Eocene of the southeastern U.S., as evidenced by Santeevoluta.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
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>From: Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:35:42 -0400
>Dear Volute Nuts:
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>I need to know in what subfamily is the extinct volute genus Voluticella
>now placed. Anyone have a comment on this one?
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>Thanks,
>Kurtles
>Mr. Kurt Auffenberg
>Senior Biological Scientist
>Exhibits & Public Programs
>University of Florida
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>Powell Hall, P.O. Box 112710
>Gainesville, Florida 32611-2710
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>Telephone: 352-846-2000, ext. 253
>Fax: 352-846-0253
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