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Terebra oligomitra

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra (Acus) bipartita oligomitra was named by Dall (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita oligomitra by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Terebra oligomitra by Maury (1917).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Terebra (Acus) bipartita oligomitra Dall p. 38
1903Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita oligomitra Dall
1917Terebra oligomitra Maury p. 26

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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
speciesoligomitra(Dall 1895)

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 oligomitra Dall 1895
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Terebra oligomitra (58817)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra oligomitra (58873)