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Strombus bifrons

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus bifrons was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Strombus ambiguus Sowerby
1850Strombus bifrons Sowerby p. 48 figs. pl. 9, figs. 9
1917Strombus bifrons Maury p. 119
2008Lobatus ambiguus Landau et al. p. 32
2009Strombus bifrons Freiheit and Geary p. 16

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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
speciesbifronsSowerby 1850

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.

†Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus ambiguus Sowerby 1850 [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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (93774 94143 131503 131526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (74958 93680 93796 131477 131500 131501 131504 131505 131506)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Strombus bifrons (80240)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (58817 93686 94139 131468 131473 131474 131508 131513 131514 131515 131516)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (58867 58871 74957)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (84952 84956 84966 89540 89557 89559 90619 93601 93689 93710 93716 93996 94000 94006 131494 131498 131563 131645 131655 131658 131662 131666)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (74966 74967 74971 75038 75039 75040 89541 89542 89558)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (58815 58818 58822 58823)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Strombus bifrons (74968 74970 80136 84998 90620 93733 93737 94102 131573 131636)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Strombus bifrons (58522 69092 69093)