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Delphinula delphinus (laciniated dolphin shell)

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Turbo delphinus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; west Pacific. m. kosnik taxon no: 7389]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Angaria delphinus by Röding (1798), Ladd (1966) and Short and Potter (1987); it was recombined as Angaria (Angaria) delphinus by van den Hoek Ostende et al. (2002); it was recombined as Delphinula delphinus by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonyms
  • Turbo distorta was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Delphinula distorta by Ladd (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Angaria delphinus by Ladd (1966).
  • Delphinula fossilis was named by Martin (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Angaria (Angaria) delphinus by Skwarko and Sufiati (1994) and van den Hoek Ostende et al. (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Turbo delphinus Linnaeus
1758Turbo distorta Linnaeus
1798Angaria delphinus Röding p. 71
1879Delphinula fossilis Martin pp. 75-76 figs. pl. 8, fig. 4
1934Delphinula distorta Ladd pp. 205-206
1966Angaria delphinus Ladd p. 42
1987Angaria delphinus Short and Potter p. 10
2002Angaria (Angaria) delphinus van den Hoek Ostende et al. p. 6
2006Delphinula delphinus Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAngariinaeGray 1857
genusDelphinulaRöding 1798
speciesdelphinus(Linnaeus 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.

Delphinula delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [laciniated dolphin shell]
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Invalid names: Delphinula distorta Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Delphinula fossilis Martin 1879 [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 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Angaria delphinus (72033)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Angaria delphinus (191063)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Angaria delphinus (70101) Delphinula fossilis, Angaria delphinus (70098)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Guam Angaria delphinus (77939)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur) Angaria delphinus (46490)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Angaria delphinus (42299)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Angaria delphinus (42305)