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Terebrifusus howei

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Mitramorpha howei was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30974, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terebrifusus howei by Givens and Kennedy (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Mitramorpha howei Hanna p. 322 figs. Plate 53, figures 6 and 8
1979Terebrifusus howei Givens and Kennedy p. 95

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTerebrifususConrad 1865
specieshowei()

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.

†Terebrifusus howei Hanna 1927
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Terebrifusus howei (200714 200716 200723 200749 200750 200751)