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Turbinella amazonianum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Xancus amazonianum was named by Ferreira and Cunha (1957).

It was recombined as Turbinella amazonianum by Vokes (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Xancus amazonianum Ferreira and Cunha p. 35 fig. 2:7,8
1964Turbinella amazonianum Vokes p. 47

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyTurbinellinaeSwainson 1840
genusTurbinellaLamarck 1799
speciesamazonianum(Ferreira and Cunha 1957)

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.

†Turbinella amazonianum Ferreira and Cunha 1957
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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 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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