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Turbo protocepoides

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Turbo (Olearia) protocepoides was named by Vredenburg (1928) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Turbo protocepoides by Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Turbo (Olearia) protocepoides Vredenburg pp. 402-403 figs. pl. 20, figs. 15, 16, 18, 19, 21
2009Turbo protocepoides Harzhauser et al. p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusTurboLinnaeus 1758
speciesprotocepoides()

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.

Turbo protocepoides Vredenburg 1928
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Turbo protocephoides (77157) Turbo protocepoides (77158)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Turbo protocepoides (77159)