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Trophon truncatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum truncatum was named by Ström (1768) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Trophon truncatus by Bennike et al. (1994), Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Buccinum truncatum Ström p. 309 figs. pl. 16, fig, 26
1994Trophon truncatus Bennike and et al.
2008Trophon truncatus Hendy et al.

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusTrophonMontfort 1810
speciestruncatus(Ström 1768)

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.

Trophon truncatus Ström 1768
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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 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland Trophon truncatus (75179 75200)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Trophon truncatus (227028 227030 227031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Trophon truncatus (227045 227046)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Trophon truncatus (75212 75217 75220)