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Strombus (conch)
Taxonomy
Strombus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Strombidae by Olsson (1931), Oostingh (1935), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), MacNeil (1960), Abbass (1967), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982), Wilson (1993), Todd (2001), Jung and Heitz (2001), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004), Nielsen (2005) and Freiheit and Geary (2009); and to Strombinae by Gabb (1868), Harzhauser (2007) and Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).
It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Strombidae by Olsson (1931), Oostingh (1935), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), MacNeil (1960), Abbass (1967), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982), Wilson (1993), Todd (2001), Jung and Heitz (2001), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004), Nielsen (2005) and Freiheit and Geary (2009); and to Strombinae by Gabb (1868), Harzhauser (2007) and Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).
Species
S. (Austrombus), S. (Conomurex), S. (Dolomena), S. (Doxander), S. (Euprotomus), S. (Eustrombus), S. (Gibberulus), S. (Labiostrombus) (syn. Gallinula), S. (Laevistrombus), S. (Lentigo), S. (Macrostrombus), S. (Strombus), S. (Tricornis), S. alatus, S. albirupianus, S. arayaensis, S. bifrons (syn. S. ambiguus), S. blanci, S. contortus, S. cossmanni, S. daviesi, S. deperditus, S. evergladesensis, S. fasciatus, S. fasciatus, S. floridanus (syn. S. sarasotaensis), S. galeatus, S. gatunensis, S. glaber, S. herklotsi, S. inflatus, S. javanus, S. junghuhni, S. labiatus, S. lindae, S. mekranicus, S. nodosus, S. proximus (syn. S. fragilis, S. pugiloides), S. pugilis, S. sedanensis, S. tournoueri, S. triangulatus, S. uncatus, S. urceus, S. vomer
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Strombus Linnaeus |
| 1868 | Strombus Gabb p. 138 |
| 1931 | Strombus Olsson p. 92 |
| 1935 | Strombus Oostingh p. 56 |
| 1947 | Strombus Gardner p. 557 |
| 1947 | Strombus Harris and Palmer p. 306 |
| 1960 | Strombus MacNeil p. 48 |
| 1967 | Strombus Abbass p. 60 |
| 1972 | Strombus Ladd p. 57 |
| 1982 | Strombus Ladd p. 34 |
| 1993 | Strombus Wilson p. 155 |
| 2001 | Strombus Jung and Heitz p. 20 |
| 2001 | Strombus Todd |
| 2002 | Strombus Harzhauser p. 85 |
| 2002 | Strombus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Strombus Harzhauser p. 128 |
| 2004 | Strombus Vera-Peláez et al. p. 257 |
| 2005 | Strombus Nielsen p. 1121 |
| 2007 | Strombus Harzhauser p. 102 |
| 2009 | Strombus Freiheit and Geary p. 15 |
| 2010 | Strombus Landau and Marques da Silva p. 27 |
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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. Strombus Linnaeus 1758 [conch]
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G. Lambis Röding 1798
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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]
Subg. Strombus (Conomurex) Fischer 1884
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Conomurex decorus Röding 1798
†Conomurex indica Bose et al. 2023
Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus Linnaeus 1758
Subg. Strombus (Dolomena) Iredale 1931
Subg. Strombus (Doxander) Iredale 1931
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Strombus (Doxander) vittatus Linnaeus 1758
Strombus (Doxander) vittatus japonicus Reeve 1851
Subg. Strombus (Euprotomus) Gill 1870
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†Euprotomus aurisdianae Linnaeus 1758
Euprotomus bulla Röding 1798
Subg. Strombus (Labiostrombus) Oostingh 1925
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†Labiostrombus leurus Woodring 1928
Strombus (Labiostrombus) kemedjingensis Martin 1916
Invalid names: Gallinula Mörch 1852 [replaced]
Subg. Strombus (Laevistrombus) Kira 1955
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Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758
Strombus (Laevistrombus) karikalensis Cossmann 1903
Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Strombus isabella Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Subg. Strombus (Lentigo) Jousseaume 1886
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Strombus (Lentigo) lentiginosus Linnaeus 1758
Strombus (Lentigo) raninus Gmelin 1791
Subg. †Strombus (Macrostrombus) Petuch 1994
Subg. Strombus (Tricornis) Jousseaume 1886
Strombus alatus Gmelin 1792
†Strombus alatus kendrewi Petuch 2004
†Strombus albirupianus Dall 1890
†Strombus arayaensis Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
†Strombus blanci Tröndlé and Salvat 2010
†Strombus contortus Forbes 1846
†Strombus cossmanni Dey 1961
†Strombus daviesi Dey 1961
†Strombus deperditus Sowerby 1840
†Strombus evergladesensis Petuch 1991
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823
†Strombus gatunensis Toula 1908
†Strombus glaber Martin 1879
†Strombus herklotsi Martin 1879
†Strombus inflatus Martin 1879
†Strombus javanus Martin 1879
†Strombus junghuhni Martin 1879
†Strombus labiatus Röding 1798
†Strombus lindae Petuch 1991
†Strombus lindae dowlingorum Petuch 2004
†Strombus mekranicus Vredenburg 1925
Strombus nodosus Borson 1820
†Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus fragilis Moore 1863 [synonym], Strombus pugiloides Guppy 1866 [synonym]
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758
†Strombus sedanensis Martin 1899
†Strombus tournoueri Bayan 1870
†Strombus triangulatus Martin 1879
†Strombus uncatus Forbes 1846
†Strombus urceus Linnaeus 1758
†Strombus vomer Röding 1798
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Collections (564 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Pterocera sp., Pterocera dubia (53947) | |
| Callovian | Ethiopia | Pterocera sp. (94494) | |
| Callovian | Somalia | Pterocera sp. (100368 100386) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Ethiopia | Pterocera sp. (94491) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Saudi Arabia | Pterocera sp. (45581 45607) | |
| Early/Lower Valanginian | Switzerland | Strombus etalloni (2225) | |
| Valanginian | Switzerland | Strombus etalloni (2213) | |
| Valanginian | France | Strombus etalloni (2220) | |
| Hauterivian | Portugal | Pterocera sp. (65854 65857) | |
| Aptian | Switzerland | Pterocera sp. (2180) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | France | Strombus sp. (59808) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Oman | Strombus incerta (67455) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian | United Arab Emirates | Strombus sp. (67456) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | Pakistan (North-West Frontier) | Lambis goniophora (52132) | |
| Thanetian | Pakistan | Lambis goniophora (183922) | |
| Ypresian | India (Rajasthan) | Lambis goniophora (46999) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Veneto) | Strombus suessi (176971) | |
| Lutetian | Egypt | Strombus sadeki (2955) | |
| Lutetian | Pakistan | Lambis goniophora (183920 183921) | |
| Middle Eocene | Hungary | Strombus sp. (78019) Strombus tournoueri (171633) | |