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Triplofusus giganteus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Fasciolaria gigantea was named by Kiener (1840) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; circum-Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Fasciolaria (Triplofusus) gigantea by Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958); it was recombined as Pleuroploca gigantea by Rosenberg (1992); it was recombined as Triplofusus giganteus by Petuch and Roberts (2007), Snyder et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Fasciolaria gigantea Kiener p. 5 figs. pl. 10, 11
1850Fasciolaria reevei Jonas
1858Fasciolaria gigantea Holmes p. 63
1953Fasciolaria (Triplofusus) gigantea Olsson and Harbison p. 216
1958Fasciolaria (Triplofusus) gigantea DuBar p. 193
1992Pleuroploca gigantea Rosenberg
2007Triplofusus giganteus Petuch and Roberts
2012Triplofusus giganteus Snyder et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusTriplofususOlsson and Harbison 1953
speciesgiganteus(Kiener 1840)

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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Invalid names: Fasciolaria reevei Jonas 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Triplofusus gigantea (60940)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (59484)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (79331) Pleuroploca gigantea (61309) Triplofusus gigantea (79788)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pleuroploca gigantea (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Triplofusus giganteus (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Fasciolaria gigantea (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Triplofusus giganteus (79739 96538)