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Terebra bipartita

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra bipartita was named by Sowerby (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Acus) bipartita by Dall (1895); it was recombined as Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita by Dall (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Terebra bipartita Sowerby p. 47
1895Terebra (Acus) bipartita Dall p. 1035
1903Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita Dall
1917Terebra bipartita Maury p. 23
1922Terebra bipartita Olsson p. 35
1929Terebra bipartita Anderson p. 107
1929Terebra bipartita Weisbord p. 52

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
speciesbipartitaSowerby 1849

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.

†Terebra bipartita Sowerby 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Terebra bipartita (42663)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Atlantico) Terebra bipartita (60682)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Terebra bipartita (42692 43014 43023)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Terebra bipartita (88316)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Terebra bipartita (134660)