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Pyrene turturina

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbella turturina was named by Lamarck (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pyrene turturina by Kosnik (2002) and Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Columbella turturina Lamarck
1946Columbella turturina Abrard p. 99
2002Pyrene turturina Kosnik
2007Pyrene turturina Hendy

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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)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusPyreneRöding 1798
speciesturturina(Lamarck 1822)

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.

Pyrene turturina Lamarck 1822
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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 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Columbella turturina (77905)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Columbella turturina (80966 81007 81008 81009 81011)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Columbella turturina (81036 81077 81079 81081 81089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Pyrene turturina (63356)