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Terebra abditiva

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra abditiva was named by Harris and Palmer (1947). Its type specimen is PRI 4799 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PRI Moodys Branch marl locality 10, which is in a Bartonian marine marl in the Moodys Branch Formation of Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Terebra abditiva Harris and Palmer p. 446 figs. Plate 62, Fig. 5

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
speciesabditiva

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.

Terebra abditiva Harris and Palmer 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Terebra abditiva (91115)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Terebra abditiva (type locality: 232677)