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Strombus (Macrostrombus)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus (Macrostrombus) was named by Petuch (1994). Its type is Strombus costatus.

It was reranked as Macrostrombus by Petuch and Roberts (2007).

It was assigned to Strombus by Petuch (1994), Todd (2001); and to Strombidae by Petuch and Roberts (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Strombus (Macrostrombus) Petuch
2001Strombus (Macrostrombus) Todd
2007Macrostrombus Petuch and Roberts

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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
subgenusMacrostrombusPetuch 1994

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 (Macrostrombus) Petuch 1994
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Macrostrombus hertweckorum (79959)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Macrostrombus leidyi (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Macrostrombus brachior (79805) Macrostrombus jonesorum (79782)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Macrostrombus holeylandicus (79740) Macrostrombus mayacensis, Macrostrombus diegelae, Macrostrombus scotti (79747)