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Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata

Gastropoda - Triphoridae

Taxonomy
Cerithium decoratum was named by Adams (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Triphoris decoratus by Krebs (1864); it was recombined as Triphora decorata by Maury (1922); it was recombined as Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata by Weisbord (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cerithium decoratum Adams p. 117
1864Triphoris decoratus Krebs p. 51
1922Triphora decorata Maury p. 121
1962Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata Weisbord p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
genusTriphoraBlainville 1828
subgenusCosmotriphoraOlsson and Harbison 1953
speciesdecorata(Adams 1850)

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
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:29:41
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:41
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Triphora decorata (41552)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Triphora decorata (131210 131218 131363)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0China Triphora decorata (96351 96352)