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Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Lambis turturella was named by Röding (1798) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella by Hendy (2007).

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

Synonyms
  • Strombus isabella was named by Lamarck (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella by Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Lambis turturella Röding
1822Strombus isabella Lamarck
2007Strombus (Laevistrombus) turturella 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
speciesturturella(Röding 1798)

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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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Strombus isabella (77904)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Strombus turturella (96669)