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Terebra (Panaterebra) robusta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra robusta was named by Hinds (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Panama.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Terebra (Panaterebra).

It was recombined as Terebra (Paraterebra) robusta by Woodring (1928) and Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Terebra (Panaterebra) robusta by Woodring (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Terebra robusta Hinds
1928Terebra (Paraterebra) robusta Woodring p. 136
1964Terebra (Paraterebra) robusta Olsson p. 76
1970Terebra (Panaterebra) robusta Woodring

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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
subgenusPanaterebra
speciesrobusta(Hinds 1844)

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 Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra robusta (60662)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Terebra robusta (66795)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Terebra robusta (66777)