Seraphs volutatus ( Brander, 1766 )

Maxwell, Stephen J., Rymer, Tasmin L. & Congdon, Bradley C., 2021, Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: A revision of Seraphsidae Jung, 1974 (Gastropoda: Neostromboidae), Zootaxa 4990 (3), pp. 401-453 : 419-420

Seraphs volutatus ( Brander, 1766)

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1766 Bulla volutata Brander , p. 34, pl. VI, fig. 75. Montfort 1810, p. 375. = Terebellum sopitum d’Orbigny — Caze et al. 2010, p. 428.

1821 Terebellum convolutum Lamarck — Montfort 1810, p. 375. Sowerby 1820 –1825, pl. 263, fig. 4. Sowerby 1821, p. 155. Wood 1829, p. 7. Gould 1833, p. 96. Sowerby 1839, p. 96, 104, fig. 451. Anton 1839, p. 102. Sowerby 1842, p. 255, fig. 451. Reeve 1842, p. 268, pl. 191 fig. 4. Sowerby 1846, p. 255, fig. 451. Brown 1849, p. 45, pl. XXX, figs. 24, 25. Sowerby 1852, p. 273, fig. 451. Mörch 1852, p. 64. Pictet 1853 –1857, p. 42, pl. 64, fig. 1. Chenu 1859, p. 264, fig. 1659. Fuchs 1870, p. 13. Cossmann 1889, p. 92. de Gregorio 1894, p. 11, pl. 1, figs. 14 to 20. Zittel 1885, p. 259. Dainelli 1905, p. 76. Jung 1974, pp. 16 & 18. Caze et al. 2010, p. 426. Effinger 1938, p. 381. = Seraphs convolutus Montfort, 1810, p. 375 . Sowerby 1821, p. 155, pl. 286. Wood 1829, p. 7. Morris 1843, p. 162. Tennant 1847, p. 34. Caze et al. 2010, p. 426. = Seraphs convolutus Montford — Reeve 1842, p. 268. = Terebellum convolutum Montfort — Jung 1974, p. 17. = Seraphs convolutus Wood — Caze et al. 2010, p. 426. = Terebellum (Seraphs) convolutum Lamarck — Jung 1974, p. 17. Caze et al. 2010, p. 426. = Terebellum (Seraphs) sopitum convoluta Cossmann — Caze et al. 2010, p. 426. = Terebellum sopitum convolutum de Gregorio, 1880, p. 23 , pl. I, fig. 20. = Terebellum convolutum de Gregorio – Jung 1974, p. 17. = Seraphs convolutum Lamarck — Bandel 2007, p. 137. = Seraphs convolutus Wood – Caze et al. 2010, p. 428.

Terebellum convolutum roncanum de Gregorio – Jung 1974, p. 17, pl. 3, fig. 9.

Seraphs spc. 2— Caze et al. 2010, p. 434 , figs. 11D, E, 12 D–F.

Bulla sopita Brander – Wood 1829, p. 7, pl. I, fig. 29a. = Seraphs (Seraphs) sopitus Brander — Jung 1974, p. 16, pl. 1, figs. 4, 5, 12, 13. pl. 2, figs. 1–7.

Type material. Holotype — Brander 1766, p. 34, pl. VI, fig. 75. The height of the holotype is approximately 60 mm and the width 16 mm ( Jung 1974).

Type locality. Cliffs near Hordwell Village, Hampshire County, UK [Bartonian] .

Diagnosis. The shell is inflated with a teleoconch that is variable in height, which may reach 75 mm length and 22 mm in width ( Caze et al. 2010), which is reflected in the acuteness of the apex. The surface of the shell is smooth with undulating growth lines. The labrum is not thickened and is weakly calloused. The aperture is long and narrow, with a straight columella that becomes basally recurved.

Distribution. EOCENE— Egypt Mount Mokattam, near Cairo ( Jung 1974). Italy Roncá ( Jung 1974); Monte Postale ( Jung 1974). Romania Monoster, Cluj Basin ( Jung 1974). Bartionian— France Bois-Gouët, Loire-Atlantique ( Caze et al. 2010); Acy-en-Multien, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Caumont, Seine-et-Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Mary-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Ronquerolles, Val-d’Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Verneuil, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010). England Hordwell, Hampshire County ( Jung 1974; Caze et al. 2010). Lutetian— France Beynes, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Blaye, Gironde ( Caze et al. 2010); Boursault, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Chambors, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Chamery, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Chaussy, Val d‘Oise, ( Caze et al. 2010); Chaussy. Seine-et-Oise, ( Jung 1974); Cressay, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Damery, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Ferme de l’Orme, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Fontenay-en-Vexin, Eure ( Caze et al. 2010); Fresville, Manche ( Caze et al. 2010); Gentilly, Val-de-Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Grignon, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Hauteville-Bocage, Manche ( Caze et al. 2010). Hermonville, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Latinville, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Montaincille, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Montchauvet, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Mouchyle-Chatel, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Parnes, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); St-Lubin-de-la-Haye, Eure ( Caze et al. 2010); St-Thomas, Aisne ( Caze et al. 2010); Septeuil, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Thiveral, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Thury-en-Valois, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Ully-Saint-Georges, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Vaudancourt, Oise ( Caze et al. 2010); Venteuil-Arty, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010); Villiers-St-Frédéric, Yvelines ( Caze et al. 2010); Hauteville-Bo- cage, Manche ( Caze et al. 2010). Italy Val Ciupio ( Caze et al. 2010). Italy Roncá ( Jung 1974); Monte Postale ( Jung 1974) Ypresian— France Sapicourt, Marne ( Caze et al. 2010).

Remarks. This species has long been synonymised under S. sopitus , but it differs in being less ovate and more fusiform in shape.

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FIGURE 5. Seraphs Montfort, 1810. A. Seraphs minus (Vincent, 1913), length 7.1 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 6, figs. 9, 10). B. Seraphs naricus (Vredenberg, 1925), holotype, GSI 12614, length 38.6 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 6, figs. 20–22). C. Seraphs olivaceus (Cossmann, 1889), MNHN A28577, Collection de Paleontologie, Paris, length 32 mm (Caze et al. 2010, figs. 6H, I). D. Seraphs peterjungi Caze et al., 2010, holotype, MNHN A28578, Collection de Paleontologie, length 16 mm (Caze et al. 2010, figs. 15J, K, N). E. Seraphs placiferus (Bayan, 1870), lectotype, MNHN G2100, length 33.7 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 7, figs. 5–7). F. Seraphs sopita (Brander, 1766), lectotype, NHMUK GG21010, length 26.4 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 1, figs. 1–3). G. Seraphs squamosus (Martin, 1914), Lectotype, RGM, Leiden St10344, length 37.1 mm (Jung 1974, pl. 6, figs. 17–19). H. Seraphs striatus (von Koenen, 1889), holotype, length 38.5 mm (von Koenen 1889, pl. I, figs. 7A–C). I. Seraphs subconvolutus (d’Orbigny, 1852), lectotype, MNHN UBT65-2-120, length 28 mm (Caze et al. 2010, figs. 14A, B). J. Seraphs volutatus (Brander, 1766), MNHN A28776, Collection de Paleontologie, Paris, length 17 mm (Caze et al. 2010, figs. 6A–C).