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Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra subsulcifera was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1911). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Myurella) subsulcifera by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera by Woodring (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Terebra subsulcifera Brown and Pilsbry p. 339 figs. pl. 22, fig. 7
1922Terebra subsulcifera Olsson p. 35
1964Terebra (Myurella) subsulcifera Olsson p. 77
1970Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera Woodring p. 404

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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
speciessubsulcifera()

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.

†Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Manabi) Terebra subsulcifera (60754)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Terebra subsulcifera (93062 93145 93146 93147 93148 93160 93166 93176 93222 134662)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Terebra cembra (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Terebra subsulcifera (145249 145254 145255 145281 145342)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador Terebra subsulcifera (96441)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra cembra (60640) Terebra subsulcifera (60662)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra subsulcifera (135043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Terebra subsulcifera (131293)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Terebra subsulcifera (134767 134768)