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Lambis (Harpago)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Harpago was named by Mörch (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Lambis (Harpago) by Vaught et al. (1989).

It was assigned to Lambis by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Harpago Mörch
1989Lambis (Harpago) Vaught et al.
2002Harpago Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLambisLinnaeus 1758
subgenusHarpago(Mörch 1852)

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.

Subg. Lambis (Harpago) Mörch 1852
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Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) Lambis chiragra (96682)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Lambis chiragra (89294 89303 89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Lambis chiragra (89289 89402)