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Tympanotonos stroppus

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium stroppus was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Italy, Greece, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tympanotonos stroppus by Harzhauser (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Cerithium bayani was named by Tournouer (1872) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Italy, Greece.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tympanotonos stroppus by Harzhauser (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Cerithium stroppus Brongniart p. 71 figs. pl. 3, figs. 21a-b
1872Cerithium bayani Tournouer p. 504 figs. pl. 7, fig. 4
2004Tympanotonos stroppus Harzhauser p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusTympanotonosSchumacher 1817
speciesstroppus(Brongniart 1823)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tympanotonos stroppus Brongniart 1823
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Invalid names: Cerithium bayani Tournouer 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Tympanotonos stroppus (78617)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Tympanotonos stroppus (81044)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Tympanotonos stroppus (76199)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Tympanotonos stroppus (74635)