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Turbo (Taeniaturbo)

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Turbo (Taeniaturbo) was named by Woodring (1928). It is extant.

It was reranked as Taeniaturbo by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Turbo by Woodring (1928), Weisbord (1962), Todd (2001) and Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Turbo (Taeniaturbo) Woodring
1962Turbo (Taeniaturbo) Weisbord p. 86
2001Turbo (Taeniaturbo) Todd
2002Taeniaturbo Sepkoski
2007Turbo (Taeniaturbo) Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusTurboLinnaeus 1758
subgenusTaeniaturboWoodring 1928

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. Turbo (Taeniaturbo) Woodring 1928
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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: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:38:22
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:38:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Piaui) Turbo brasiliensis (112601)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Turbo dominicensis (74959)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Turbo dominicensis (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Turbo dominicensis (58824 58869)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Turbo dominicensis (74967)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Turbo marensis (41543)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Turbo dominicensis (74970) Turbo sp. (74968)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Turbo dominicensis (58522 69089 69090 69092 69093 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Turbo marensis (131210 131363)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Turbo floridensis (79336) Turbo floridensis, Turbo rhectogrammicus (79331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Turbo sp. (69034)