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Strepturidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Strepturidae was named by Cossmann (1901) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7131].

It was assigned to Pseudolivinae by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Strepturidae Cossmann
1988Strepturidae Ponder and Warén p. 306

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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
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
familyStrepturidaeCossmann 1901
familyStrepturidaeCossmann 1901

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.

Fm. †Strepturidae Cossmann 1901
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G. Melapium Adams and A. 1853
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Melapium hawthornei Kensley and Pether 1986
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Melapium patersonae (77527)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Melapium elatum (179486 179487) Melapium patersonae (179483)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) Melapium hawthornei (118306)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) Melapium hawthornei (118311)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Melapium patersonae (122945)