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Aurinia obtusa (Emmons, 1858)

Aurinia obtusa
Aurinia obtusa

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Aurinia
Species: Aurinia obtusa (Emmons, 1858)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
Nashua Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation (Upper)
Duplin Formation [Uncommon]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Volutifusus typus on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on June 19, 2018 and June 22, 2018. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Aurinia obtusa from the Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) Florida, shown under regular (left) and ultraviolet light (middle); the pair on the right are reversed images, showing the coloration pattern of this species as it would have appeared in life (PRI 45844).
Aurinia obtusa from the Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) Florida, shown under regular (left) and ultraviolet light (middle); the pair on the right are reversed images, showing the coloration pattern of this species as it would have appeared in life (PRI 45844).
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Aurinia obtusa from the Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) of Florida shown under regular and ultraviolet light, revealing the original coloration pattern of the shell; (PRI 45844).
Aurinia obtusa from the Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) of Florida shown under regular and ultraviolet light, revealing the original coloration pattern of the shell; (PRI 45844).
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Volutifusus typus from the lower Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70473).
Volutifusus typus from the lower Pleistocene James City Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70473).
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