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Lambis

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Lambis was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Strombidae by Ladd (1972) and Wilson (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Lambis Röding
1799Pterocera Lamarck
1852Millepes Mörch
1855Pterocera dubia Terquem p. 275 figs. pl. 17, fig. 5
1961Lambis (Millepes) Abbott
1972Lambis Ladd p. 62
1993Lambis Wilson p. 154
2002Lambis Sepkoski
2002Millepes Sepkoski
2002Pterocera Sepkoski
2007Strombus (Millepes) Bandel p. 157

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLambisLinnaeus 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.

G. Lambis Röding 1798
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Subg. Lambis (Harpago) Mörch 1852
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Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758
Subg. Lambis (Lambis) Röding 1798
†Lambis goniophora Bellardi 1852
†Lambis lambis Linnaeus 1758
Lambis millepeda Linnaeus 1758
†Lambis scorpius Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Millepes Mörch 1852 [synonym], Pterocera Lamarck 1799 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterocera sp., Pterocera dubia (53947)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94494)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Pterocera sp. (100368 100386)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Pterocera sp. (45581 45607)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94491)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Pterocera sp. (65854 65857)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Pterocera sp. (2180)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (North-West Frontier) L. goniophora (52132)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Pakistan L. goniophora (183922)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Rajasthan) L. goniophora (46999)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan L. goniophora (183920 183921)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Rostellaria goniophora (124309)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Rostellaria goniophora (101974 102024 102173)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Rostellaria goniophora (10703)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Fiji L. lambis (78064)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Fiji L. crocata (94832)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu L. lambis (78042)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia L. sp. (198561) L. truncata (198541 198583)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) L. chiragra (96682)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) L. chiragra (89294 89303 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Pterocera millepeda (96786)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia L. lambis (192719 192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) L. chiragra (89289 89402)