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Argobuccinum pustulosum

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum pustulosum was named by Solander and Lightfoot (1786). It is extant.

It was recombined as Argobuccinum pustulosum by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. ranelliforme, A. wimani

Synonyms
  • Murex argus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Ranella argus by Lamarck (1822); it was recombined as Argobuccinum argus by Herrmannsen (1847); it was synonymized subjectively with Argobuccinum pustulosum by Beu (2010).
  • Ranella vexillum was named by Sowerby (1835). It is extant.

    It was corrected as Ranella vexilla by Chenu (1859); it was recombined as Argobuccinum vexillum by Dall (1909); it was synonymized subjectively with Argobuccinum pustulosum by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Buccinum pustulosum Solander and Lightfoot p. 88
1791Murex argus Gmelin p. 3547
1822Ranella argus Lamarck p. 151
1835Ranella vexillum Sowerby p. 84 figs. fig. 3
1847Argobuccinum argus Herrmannsen p. 77
1859Ranella vexilla Chenu
1909Argobuccinum vexillum Dall p. 226
2010Argobuccinum pustulosum Beu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusArgobuccinumBruguière 1792
speciespustulosum(Solander and Lightfoot 1786)

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.

Argobuccinum pustulosum Solander and Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Argobuccinum argus Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Argobuccinum vexillum Sowerby 1835 [synonym]
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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Argobuccinum argus (124049)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Argobuccinum argus (122933 122936 122937)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia Argobuccinum argus (122932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Argobuccinum pustulosum (110492)