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Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus gibberulus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; west Pacific. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 10465]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus by Abrard (1946); it was recombined as Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus by Hendy (2007).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus gibberulus Linnaeus
1946Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus Abrard p. 100
2002Strombus gibberulus Wilson p. 108
2007Strombus (Gibberulus) 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)
speciesgibberulus(Linnaeus 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.

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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, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Strombus gibberulus (42296)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Egypt Strombus gibberulus (42121)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Strombus gibberulus (101414)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Strombus gibberulus (101633)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Tanzania Strombus gibberulus (101546)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Strombus gibberulus (77906)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Strombus gibberulus (77936)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Strombus gibberulus (101415)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Strombus gibberulus (55373 55375 55380 55381)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Strombus gibberulus (89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Strombus gibberulus (81077 81082 81093 81098 81099)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Strombus gibberulus, Strombus gibberulus (43336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Strombus gibberulus (81009 81011 81013)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Northern Mariana Islands Strombus gibberulus (77941)
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 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Strombus gibberulus (201414)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Strombus gibberulus (77907)