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Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra sulcifera was named by Sowerby (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera by Woodring (1928) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Terebra sulcifera Sowerby p. 47
1917Terebra sulcifera Maury p. 22
1928Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera Woodring p. 136
1929Terebra sulcifera Anderson p. 106
2008Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
subgenusParaterebra
speciessulcifera(Sowerby 1849)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Terebra sulcifera (60144 60703 60710)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Terebra sulcifera (42250 42328)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Terebra sulcifera (42692 42870 42875 111204 136943)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88296 88297)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88298)