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Strombus proximus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus proximus was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. dodoneus, S. liocyclus, S. rembangensis, S. tridentatus, S. maximus, S. sinuatus, S. thersites

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Strombus proximus Sowerby p. 48 figs. pl. 9, fig. 8
1863Strombus fragilis Moore p. 511
1866Strombus pugiloides Guppy p. 287
1917Strombus proximus Maury p. 119
1917Strombus pugiloides Maury p. 120
1922Strombus pugiloides Olsson p. 142
2009Strombus proximus Freiheit and Geary p. 17

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 1758
speciesproximusSowerby 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.

†Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus fragilis Moore 1863 [synonym], Strombus pugiloides Guppy 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
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 Piacenzian or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.63Haiti Strombus proximus (173459)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Puerto Rico Strombus proximus (80204)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Oaxaca) Strombus proximus (42313 42314)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (58817 74934 93686 99854 131369 131370 131377 131468 131490)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Strombus pugiloides (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (58869)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (84983 89557 89564 89565 93601 93687 93689 93996 94099 94106 131374 131387 131478 131521 131563 131645 131664 131666 131675 131677)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (74966 74967 75036 75037 75038 75039 75040 75043 89542 89558 89560 89561 89562 89563)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (58815 58822 94007) Strombus pugiloides (58874)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Strombus pugiloides (134655)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (74965 94102 131636)
Zanclean - Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (93655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Strombus pugiloides (134660)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Strombus pugiloides (58522 69090 69092 69093)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Strombus pugiloides (132644)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Dominican Republic Strombus proximus (93612)