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Chlorostoma brunnea (brown tegula)

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus brunneus was named by Philippi (1849). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chlorostoma brunneum by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Tegula brunnea by Chace and Chace (1919), Alf (2019); it was recombined as Chlorostoma brunnea by Arnold (1903), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Trochus brunneus Philippi p. 188
1850Trochus striatulus Kiener figs. Pl. 33, fig. 3
1871Chlorostoma brunneum fluctuatum Dall p. 130
1895Chlorostoma brunneum Ashley p. 342
1903Chlorostoma brunnea Arnold
1919Tegula brunnea Chace and Chace
2019Tegula brunnea Alf p. 71 figs. Figure 3
2021Chlorostoma brunnea Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChlorostomaSwainson 1840
speciesbrunnea(Philippi 1849)

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.

Chlorostoma brunnea Philippi 1849 [brown tegula]
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Invalid names: Trochus striatulus Kiener 1850 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Alf 2019Shells 20–35 mm, solid with rounded whorls, top often eroded; early whorls with fine spiral striae, later whorls smooth or with weak axial ridges running perpendicular to lip; suture impressed; imperforate, columella with two weak denticles; color russet brown or dark orange
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Tegula brunnea (223033)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Tegula brunnea (96592 96593)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Tegula brunnea (37933 37937 37938 37939 37941 37942 37944 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Chlorostoma brunneum (222665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chlorostoma brunnea (222662) Chlorostoma brunneum (222659 222674) Tegula brunnea (202936 240580 240650 240651 240653 240662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Tegula brunnea (52347 67613 67641 67642 226466 226467 226468)