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Strombus (Conomurex)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus (Conomurex) was named by Fischer (1884). It is extant.

It was reranked as Conomurex by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Strombus by Abrard (1946), Ladd (1972); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Strombus (Conomurex) Fischer p. 670
1946Strombus (Conomurex) Abrard p. 101
1972Strombus (Conomurex) Ladd p. 61
2002Conomurex Sepkoski

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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
subgenusConomurexFischer 1884

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 (Conomurex) Fischer 1884
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Conomurex decorus Röding 1798
†Conomurex indica Bose et al. 2023
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 Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Marshall Islands Strombus luhuanus (43322)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Guam Strombus luhuanus (77937)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Conomurex fasciatus (198563)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Strombus decorus (81079 81093 81098)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Conomurex fasciatus (192719) Conomurex fasciatus, Conomurex persicus (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Strombus luhuanus (96943 96945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Strombus luhuanus (77907)