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Terebellum andersoni

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Seraphs andersoni was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 434 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

It was recombined as Terebellum andersoni by Effinger (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Seraphs andersoni Dickerson p. 180 figs. PI. 31, Figs. 9a and 9b
1938Terebellum andersoni Effinger pp. 380 - 381
1944Seraphs andersoni Durham p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTerebellumRöding 1798
speciesandersoni()

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.

†Terebellum andersoni Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Seraphs andersoni (type locality: 4900)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Seraphs andersoni (91606) Terebellum andersoni (40733)