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Strombus (Strombus)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus (Strombus) Linnaeus
2001Strombus (Strombus) Todd
2004Strombus (Strombus) Vera-Peláez et al. p. 257
2008Strombus (Strombus) Landau et al. p. 455

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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
subgenusStrombusLinnaeus 1758

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.

Subg. Strombus (Strombus) Linnaeus 1758
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Panama (Bocas del Toro) Strombus sp. (135818)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Strombus sp. (136016 145522 145523)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Strombus sp. (130981)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Strombus sp. (136007 136122)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Strombus tjilonganensis, Strombus tuberosus (179627)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Strombus maximus (70077 70099 70100)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Strombus sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Strombus sp. (135816 135821 135828)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Strombus gracilior (96546 96547)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Strombus sp. (135839)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Strombus gracilior (124270 124271)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Strombus minimus (70084)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Strombus sp. (135885)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Strombus gracilior (66777)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ecuador Strombus gracilior (97639)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Strombus bubonius (76576 76577 76579 76580)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Strombus gracilior (96870)