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Vasum (Hystrivasum) horridum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Vasum horridum was named by Heilprin (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vasum (Hystrivasum) horridum by Vokes (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. muricatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Vasum horridum Heilprin p. 75 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6, 6a
1958Vasum horridum DuBar p. 190
1966Vasum (Hystrivasum) horridum Vokes p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyVasinaeAdams and A 1853
genusVasumRöding 1798
subgenusHystrivasumOlsson and Petit 1964
specieshorridum(Heilprin 1887)

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
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Hystrivasum horridum (79804)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Hystrivasum horridum (79847)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Hystrivasum horridum (79805) Vasum horridum (41501 79331 79786)