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Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera cembra

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra (Paraterebra) cembra was named by Olsson (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 643915, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera cembra by Woodring (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Terebra (Paraterebra) cembra Olsson p. 76 figs. pl. 10, fig. 3
1970Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera cembra Woodring p. 405

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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()
subspeciescembra(Olsson 1964)

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
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, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Terebra cembra (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra cembra (60640)