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Strombus (Gibberulus)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Gibberulus was named by Jousseaume (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Strombus (Gibberulus) by Ladd (1972), Hendy (2007).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Gibberulus Jousseaume
1972Strombus (Gibberulus) Ladd p. 61
2002Gibberulus Sepkoski
2007Strombus (Gibberulus) 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
subgenusGibberulus(Jousseaume 1888)

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 (Gibberulus) Jousseaume 1888
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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: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Vanuatu Strombus pregibberulus (77903)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Strombus gibberulus (42296)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Egypt Strombus gibberulus (42121)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Tanzania Strombus gibberulus (101546)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Guam Strombus gibberulus (77936)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Strombus gibberulus (77906)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Strombus gibberulus (101633)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Strombus gibberulus (101415)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Strombus gibberulus (101414)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Yemen Strombus gibberulus (55373 55375 55380 55381)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Gibberulus gibbosus (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Strombus gibberulus, Strombus gibberulus (43336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Strombus gibberulus (96786 96787 96789 96792 96793 96794 96795 96798)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Strombus gibberulus (101544)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Northern Mariana Islands Strombus gibberulus (77941)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Gibberulus albus (192719) Strombus gibberulus (201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Strombus gibberulus (81077 81082 81093 81098 81099)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Strombus gibberulus (81009 81011 81013)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Strombus gibberulus (77907)