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Terebra (Oreoterebra) haitensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra haitensis was named by Dall (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Hastula) haitensis by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Terebra (Oreoterebra) haitensis by Woodring (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Terebra haitensis Dall p. 35
1903Terebra (Hastula) haitensis Dall
1917Terebra haitensis Maury p. 30
1922Terebra haitensis Olsson p. 35 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
1929Terebra haitensis Anderson p. 107
1967Terebra (Oreoterebra) mauryae Olsson p. 15 figs. pl. 4, figs. 8, 8a
1970Terebra (Oreoterebra) haitensis Woodring p. 403

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
subgenusOreoterebra
specieshaitensis(Dall 1895)

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: Terebra (Oreoterebra) mauryae Olsson 1967 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Terebra haitensis (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Terebra haitensis (131219 131220)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Atlántico) Terebra haitensis (88304)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra haitensis (58815 58873)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Terebra haitensis (134659)