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Strombus (Laevistrombus)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus (Laevistrombus) was named by Kira (1955). It is extant.

It was reranked as Laevistrombus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Strombus by Ladd (1972), Hendy (2007).

Subtaxa
Laevistrombus canarium, Strombus (Laevistrombus) karikalensis, Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella (syn. Strombus isabella)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Laevistrombus varinginensis, Laevistrombus varinginensis, Laevistrombus varinginensis, Laevistrombus varinginensis, Strombus altispirus, Strombus arayensis, Strombus bubonius, Strombus bubonius, Strombus coronaturs, Strombus deformis, Strombus dodoneus, Strombus elegans, Strombus epidromus, Strombus erici, Strombus erythrinus, Strombus erythrinus, Strombus etalloni, Strombus evergladensis, Strombus fennemai, Strombus fennemai, Strombus floridus, Strombus floridus, Strombus fortisi, Strombus fragilis, Strombus fusiformis, Strombus gendiganensis, Strombus gendinganensis, Strombus gendinganensis, Strombus geninganensis, Strombus gibberulus, Strombus goeldii, Strombus granulatus, Strombus helli, Strombus incerta, Strombus keatonorum, Strombus labiosus, Strombus latus, Strombus leidyi, Strombus leurus, Strombus liocyclus, Strombus madiuensis, Strombus madiunensis, Strombus malekulensis, Strombus marginatus, Strombus maximus, Strombus maximus, Strombus maximus, Strombus mayacensis, Strombus mayacensis, Strombus micklei, Strombus minimus, Strombus minimus, Strombus minimus, Strombus mitroparvus, Strombus muricatus, Strombus mutabilis, Strombus naticiformis, Strombus oostergaardi, Strombus plicatus, Strombus plicatus, Strombus plicatus, Strombus praegibberulus, Strombus pregibberulus, Strombus pugilis, Strombus pugilis, Strombus pugilis, Strombus pugilus, Strombus pulchellus, Strombus rembangensis, Strombus rembangensis, Strombus rutteni, Strombus sinuatus, Strombus sondeianus, Strombus spinosus, Strombus suessi, Strombus sumatranus, Strombus terebellus, Strombus thersites, Strombus tjilonganensis, Strombus triangulus, Strombus tricornis, Strombus tricornis, Strombus tridentatus, Strombus tuberosus, Strombus turritus, Strombus unifasciatus, Strombus variabilis, Strombus variabilis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus varinginensis, Strombus vomer

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Strombus (Laevistrombus) Kira
1972Strombus (Laevistrombus) Ladd p. 57
2002Laevistrombus Sepkoski
2007Strombus (Laevistrombus) Hendy

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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
subgenusLaevistrombusKira 1955

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 (Laevistrombus) Kira 1955
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Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Strombus isabella Lamarck 1822 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Strombus canarium (70105)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Strombus karikalensis (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Vanuatu Strombus canarium (78049) Strombus isabella (77904)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Philippines (Tayabas) Strombus canarium (41524)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Laevistrombus varinginensis (72093 72102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (East Java) Strombus turturella (96669)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Strombus canarium (70079 70084)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Strombus canarium (41651)