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Strombus pugilis

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus pugilis was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Florida-circum Caribbean.]. It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus pugilis Linnaeus p. 744
1810Strombus pugilis Montfort
1858Strombus pugilis Holmes p. 61
1924Strombus pugilus Woodring and et al.
1962Strombus pugilis Weisbord p. 220
2001Strombus pugilis Jung and Heitz p. 25
2005Strombus pugilis Nielsen p. 1121
2009Strombus pugilis Freiheit and Geary p. 15
2010Strombus pugilis Landau and Marques da Silva p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 1758
speciespugilisLinnaeus 1758

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.

Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Strombus pugilus (130981)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Strombus pugilis (41541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Oxaca) Strombus pugilus (59284)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Tayabas) Strombus pugilis (41568)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Strombus pugilis (59484 59485)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Strombus pugilis (131210 131217 131237 131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Strombus pugilis (69093)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Mexico (Veracruz) Strombus pugilus (59292)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Strombus pugilis (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Strombus pugilis (41501 79786 80025) Strombus pugilus (79331 79333 79789)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Strombus pugilis (66772)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Colombia Strombus pugilis (97679)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Strombus pugilis (66811) Strombus pugilus (60883)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Strombus pugilis (75422)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Strombus pugilis (131267) Strombus pugilus (131268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Strombus pugilis (66760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Strombus pugilis (131223)