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Strombidae (true conch)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Strombidae Rafinesque
1931Strombidae Olsson p. 92
1938Strombidae Turner p. 94
1947Strombidae Harris and Palmer p. 306
1964Strombidae Sohl p. 368
1977Strombidae Adegoke p. 129
1984Strombidae Squires p. 21
1987Strombidae Squires p. 31
1988Strombidae Ponder and Warén p. 299
1988Strombidae Squires p. 12
1998Strombidae Beesley p. 766
2001Strombidae Todd
2002Strombidae Harzhauser p. 85
2004Strombidae Harzhauser p. 127
2005Strombidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2005Strombidae Nielsen p. 1121
2007Strombidae Harzhauser p. 100
2009Strombidae Freiheit and Geary p. 15
2010Strombidae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 27
2017Strombidae Bouchet et al. p. 347

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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
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815

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. Strombidae Rafinesque 1815 [true conch]
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G. Canarium Schumacher 1817
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†Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821
†Canarium parksii Tiffney 1999
G. Doxander Iredale 1931
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Doxander campbelli Griffith and Pidgeon 1834
G. †Jaumaporta Etayo-Serna 1979
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†Jaumaporta jaumaporta Etayo-Serna 1979
G. †Jogjacartanus Martin 1931
G. †Laevella Richards and Palmer 1953
G. Lobatus Iredale 1921
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Lobatus costatus Gmelin 1791
†Lobatus dominator Pilsbry 1917
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Invalid names: Strombus maoensis Maury 1917 [synonym]
†Lobatus galliformis Pilsbry 1917
Lobatus gallus Linnaeus 1758
Lobatus gigas Linnaeus 1758
Lobatus goliath Schröter 1805
†Lobatus haitensis Sowerby 1850
Lobatus rarinus Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Strombus bituberculatus Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
†Lobatus vokesae Landau et al. 2008
†Lobatus williamsi Olsson and Petit 1964
Invalid names: Aliger Thiele 1929 [synonym], Titanostrombus Petuch 2004 [synonym]
G. †Pereiraea Crosse 1867
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†Pereiraea palmerae Abbass 1967
G. †Platyoptera Wailes 1854
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†Platyoptera extenta Conrad 1854
†Platyoptera pacifica Squires and Demetrion 1990
G. †Rimella Agassiz 1840
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Subg. Rimella (Rimella) Röding 1798
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†Rimella canalis Coquebert and Brongniart 1793
†Rimella carli Gardner 1945
†Rimella desertica Cuvillier 1935
†Rimella duplicostata Cossmann 1906
†Rimella elongata Weaver 1912
†Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767
†Rimella fowleriana Maury 1912
†Rimella fusoides d'Archiac 1850
†Rimella knappiana Maury 1912
†Rimella levis Cox 1930
†Rimella oregonensis Turner 1938
†Rimella pakistanica Eames 1952
†Rimella peruviana Olsson 1931
†Rimella prestwichi d'Archaic and Haime 1854
†Rimella quoseibii Abbass 1972
†Rimella rimosa Solander 1766
†Rimella rokeyae Banerjee and Halder 2024
†Rimella supraplicata Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Cowlitzia problematica Hanna 1927 [synonym], Rostellaria (Rimella) canalifer Gabb 1864 [synonym], Rostellaria (Rimella) simplex Gabb 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cowlitzia Clark and Palmer 1923 [synonym], Ectinochilus Cossmann 1889 [synonym], Macilentos Clark and Palmer 1923 [synonym], Vaderos Clark and Palmer 1923 [synonym]
Subfm. Strombinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Dilatilabrum Cossmann 1904
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†Dilatilabrum fortisii Brongniart 1823
†Dilatilabrum mahalonobisi Bose et al. 2023
†Dilatilabrum sublatissimum d'Orbigny 1852
†Strombus (Dilatilabrum) roegli Harzhauser 2001
G. Persististrombus Kronenberg and Lee 2007
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†Persististrombus baltrae García-Talavera 1993
†Persististrombus barrigonensis Jung and Heitz 2001
†Persististrombus bernielandaui Harzhauser 2007
†Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823
†Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827
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Invalid names: Strombus exnodosus Sacco 1893 [synonym], Strombus nodosus Sowerby 1840 [synonym], Strombus sowerbyi Cossmann 1904 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Strombus (Lentigo) barrigonensis Jung and Heitz 2001 [synonym]
†Persististrombus insulanus Jung and Heitz 2001
†Persististrombus kronenbergi Harzhauser 2009
†Persististrombus radix Brongniart 1823
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Invalid names: Strombus rugifer Fuchs 1870 [synonym], Strombus vialensis Fuchs 1870 [synonym]
†Persististrombus toroensis Jung and Heitz 2001
G. Strombus Linnaeus 1758 [conch]
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G. Lambis Röding 1798
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Subg. Lambis (Harpago) Mörch 1852
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Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758
Subg. Lambis (Lambis) Röding 1798
†Lambis goniophora Bellardi 1852
†Lambis lambis Linnaeus 1758
Lambis millepeda Linnaeus 1758
†Lambis scorpius Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Millepes Mörch 1852 [synonym], Pterocera Lamarck 1799 [synonym]
Subg. †Strombus (Austrombus) Nielsen 2005
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Subg. Strombus (Conomurex) Fischer 1884
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Conomurex decorus Röding 1798
†Conomurex indica Bose et al. 2023
Subg. Strombus (Dolomena) Iredale 1931
Subg. Strombus (Euprotomus) Gill 1870
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†Euprotomus aurisdianae Linnaeus 1758
Euprotomus bulla Röding 1798
Subg. Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz 1940
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Subg. Strombus (Gibberulus) Jousseaume 1888
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Subg. Strombus (Labiostrombus) Oostingh 1925
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†Labiostrombus leurus Woodring 1928
Invalid names: Gallinula Mörch 1852 [replaced]
Subg. Strombus (Laevistrombus) Kira 1955
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Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Strombus isabella Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Subg. Strombus (Lentigo) Jousseaume 1886
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Subg. †Strombus (Macrostrombus) Petuch 1994
Subg. Strombus (Strombus) Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Strombus (Tricornis) Jousseaume 1886
Strombus alatus Gmelin 1792
†Strombus alatus kendrewi Petuch 2004
†Strombus albirupianus Dall 1890
†Strombus arayaensis Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
†Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus ambiguus Sowerby 1850 [synonym]
†Strombus blanci Tröndlé and Salvat 2010
†Strombus contortus Forbes 1846
†Strombus cossmanni Dey 1961
†Strombus daviesi Dey 1961
†Strombus deperditus Sowerby 1840
†Strombus evergladesensis Petuch 1991
†Strombus floridanus Mansfield 1930
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Invalid names: Strombus sarasotaensis Petuch 1994 [synonym]
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823
†Strombus gatunensis Toula 1908
†Strombus glaber Martin 1879
†Strombus herklotsi Martin 1879
†Strombus inflatus Martin 1879
†Strombus javanus Martin 1879
†Strombus junghuhni Martin 1879
†Strombus labiatus Röding 1798
†Strombus lindae Petuch 1991
†Strombus mekranicus Vredenburg 1925
Strombus nodosus Borson 1820
†Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus fragilis Moore 1863 [synonym], Strombus pugiloides Guppy 1866 [synonym]
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758
†Strombus sedanensis Martin 1899
†Strombus tournoueri Bayan 1870
†Strombus triangulatus Martin 1879
†Strombus uncatus Forbes 1846
†Strombus urceus Linnaeus 1758
†Strombus vomer Röding 1798
G. †Stromboconus Gregorio 1896
G. Terebellum Röding 1798
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Subg. †Terebellum (Mauryna) de Gregorio 1880
Subg. †Terebellum (Terebellum) Röding 1798
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†Terebellum andersoni Dickerson 1917
†Terebellum burdenii Tuomey and Holmes 1857
†Terebellum carcassense Leymerie 1846
†Terebellum etiwanensis Tuomey and Holmes 1857
†Terebellum fusiforme Lamarck 1802
†Terebellum fusiformopse de Gregorio 1880
†Terebellum obtusum Sowerby 1840
†Terebellum olympiae Rolando 2001
†Terebellum saudiensis Abbass 1972
†Terebellum striatum Tuomey and Holmes 1857
†Terebellum subulatum Lamarck 1822
Terebellum terebellum Linnaeus 1758
G. Terestrombus Kronenberg and Vermeij 2002
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Terestrombus fragilis Röding 1798
G. Tibia Röding 1798
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Subg. †Tibia (Africoterebellum) Eames 1957
Subg. †Tibia (Aulacodiscus) Douvillé 1921
Subg. †Tibia (Hippochrene) Montfort 1810
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Subg. Tibia (Tibia) Röding 1798
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Subg. †Tibia (Tibiochilus) Eames 1952
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†Tibia bivarica Adegoke 1977
†Tibia curta Sowerby 1842
†Tibia indica Dey 1961
†Tibia protofusus Vredenburg 1928
†Tibia samanaensis Cox 1930
Invalid names: Rostellaria Lamarck 1799 [synonym]
G. †Tridentarius Kronenberg and Vermeij 2002
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†Tridentarius dentatus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Ueckeritzella Gründel 1998
G. †Volutostrombus Garvie 2013
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†Volutostrombus eocenica Garvie 2013
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Herbivorous omnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma

Collections (1175 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterocera sp., Pterocera dubia (53947)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Germany Ueckeritzella mothsi (58412)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Germany Ueckeritzella mothsi (58243)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Pterocera sp. (100368 100386)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94494)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Pterocera sp. (45581 45607)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Rostellaria rasensis (8657)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94491)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Nebraska) Rostellaria fusiformis (235728)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Strombus etalloni (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Strombus etalloni (2220)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Strombus etalloni (2213)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Pterocera sp. (65854 65857)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Rostellaria sp. (73556)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Pterocera sp. (2180)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Rostellaria tricostata (6280)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Rostellaria plicata, Rostellaria sp. (98327)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Strombus sp. (59808)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Cameroon Rostellaria constricta (209650)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Tibia sp. (213813)