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Persististrombus radix

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Pterocera radix was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Strombus radix by Michelotti (1861) and Azzaroli (1958); it was recombined as Strombus (Canarium) radix by Cossmann (1904); it was recombined as Canarium (Canarium) radix by Karagiuleva (1964); it was recombined as Strombus (Lentigo) radix by Harzhauser (2004); it was recombined as Persististrombus radix by Kronenberg and Lee (2007) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Pterocera radix Brongniart p. 74 figs. pl. 4, fig. 9
1861Strombus radix Michelotti p. 106
1870Strombus vialensis Fuchs p. 172 figs. pl. 4, figs. 4-5
1870Strombus rugifer Fuchs p. 173 figs. pl. 3, fig. 26
1904Strombus (Canarium) radix Cossmann p. 11
1958Strombus radix Azzaroli p. 123
1964Canarium (Canarium) radix Karagiuleva p. 170
2004Strombus (Lentigo) radix Harzhauser p. 128
2007Persististrombus radix Kronenberg and Lee p. 257
2009Persististrombus radix Harzhauser et al. p. 346

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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
genusPersististrombus
speciesradix(Brongniart 1823)

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.

Persististrombus radix Brongniart 1823
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Invalid names: Strombus rugifer Fuchs 1870 [synonym], Strombus vialensis Fuchs 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Somalia Strombus radix (78980 78983 79037 79044 79048)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Strombus radix (76196 76199 76200)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Landes) Persististrombus radix (176463)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Canarium radix (102287)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kyustendil) Canarium radix (102292)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria Canarium radix (103869)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Strombus radix (76195 76201)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03India Persististrombus radix (111232 152420)