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Terebra (Strioterebrum) cirrus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

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

It was recombined as Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita cirrus by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Terebra cirrus by Maury (1917); it was recombined as Terebra cirra by Anderson (1929); it was recombined as Terebra (Strioterebrum) cirrus by Woodring (1928) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Terebra (Acus) bipartita cirrus Dall p. 38
1903Terebra (Oxymeris) bipartita cirrus Dall
1917Terebra cirrus Maury p. 25
1928Terebra (Strioterebrum) cirrus Woodring p. 139
1929Terebra cirra Anderson p. 107
2008Terebra (Strioterebrum) cirrus Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraSacco 1891
subgenusStrioterebrum
speciescirrus(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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:39:05
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:39:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Terebra cirrus (80289)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Terebra cirrus (58817)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Terebra cirra (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Terebra cirrus (58824 58869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Terebra cirra (88312)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Atlántico) Terebra cirra (88304 88309 88310)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra cirrus (58873)