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Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Turbo fluctuosus Wood
1971Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus Keen p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusTurboLinnaeus 1758
subgenusCallopoma(Gray 1850)
speciesfluctuosus(Wood 1828)

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:38:22
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:38:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Antofagasta) Turbo fluctuosus (96707)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Turbo fluctuosus (96565)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan Turbo fluctuosus (82749)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Turbo fluctuosus (147802 147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Turbo fluctuosus (43710)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Turbo fluctuosus (88573 89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Turbo fluctuosus (44963 96557 96559)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Turbo fluctuosus (97661)