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Vasum haitensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Turbinellus haitensis was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vasum haitense by Maury (1917), Vokes (1998); it was recombined as Vasum (Vasum) haitense by Vokes (1970), Perrilliat (1987); it was recombined as Vasum haitensis by Gabb (1873), Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. muricatum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Turbinellus haitensis Sowerby p. 50
1873Vasum haitensis Gabb p. 218
1903Vasum haitense engonatum Dall p. 1569
1917Vasum haitense Maury p. 84
1925Vasum engonatum Maury pp. 158-159
1931Vasum quirosense Hodson p. 41 figs. pl. 23, figs. 2, 3
1970Vasum (Vasum) haitense Vokes p. 88
1987Vasum (Vasum) haitense Perrilliat p. 18
1998Vasum haitense Vokes p. 28
2010Vasum haitensis Landau and Marques da Silva p. 70

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyVasinaeAdams and A 1853
genusVasumRöding 1798
specieshaitensis(Sowerby 1850)

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.

†Vasum haitensis Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Vasum engonatum Dall 1903 [synonym], Vasum quirosense Hodson 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Vasum engonatum (60665)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Vasum engonatum (60985) Vasum haitense (111194)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (92450)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela Vasum haitense (96484)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Vasum haitense (111196) Vasum haitensis (60979)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Vasum haitense (96434)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) Vasum haitense (158102)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (74962 93774 94143)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Vasum engonatum (41760 42250 42328 42443) Vasum haitense (92458 92554 92555)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Zulia) Vasum quirosense (60627)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (74959)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Michoacan) Vasum haitense (66163)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (131478)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (75037 75038 75040)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (58818 58819 58822)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Vasum haitense (74968 90620 131634)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Vasum haitense (79710)