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Strombus (Tricornis)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Tricornis was named by Jousseaume (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Strombus (Tricornis) by Ladd (1972), Todd (2001), Harzhauser (2004).

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Strombus by Ladd (1972), Todd (2001), Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Tricornis Jousseaume
1972Strombus (Tricornis) Ladd p. 57
2001Strombus (Tricornis) Todd
2002Tricornis Sepkoski
2004Strombus (Tricornis) Harzhauser p. 129

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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
subgenusTricornis(Jousseaume 1886)

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.

Subg. Strombus (Tricornis) Jousseaume 1886
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Western Australia) Strombus maximus, Strombus sp. A (63294)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Japan (Shizuoka) Strombus sp. (176546)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Palau Strombus maximus (77932) Strombus sp. A, Strombus maximus (77930)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Guam Strombus sp. A (77939)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Strombus sp. (146875)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Tricornis tricornis (192719 192720)