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Argobuccinum

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Argobuccinum Bruguière
1901Ranella (Argobuccinum) Boettger p. 21
1926Gondwanula Finlay p. 399
1944Argobuccinum Durham p. 167
1968Mediargo Terry p. 42
1970Mediargo Addicott p. 72
1980Argobuccinum Hickman p. 45
1986Argobuccinum Kensley and Pether p. 166
1993Argobuccinum Wilson p. 241
2002Argobuccinum Sepkoski
2002Mediargo Sepkoski
2010Argobuccinum Beu

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusArgobuccinumBruguière 1792

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.

G. Argobuccinum Bruguière 1792
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Subg. Argobuccinum (Argobuccinum) Bruguiére 1792
Argobuccinum arnoldi Martin 1914
Argobuccinum casus Kensley and Pether 1986
Argobuccinum mediocre Dall 1909
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Invalid names: Gyrineum lewisii Carson 1926 [synonym]
Argobuccinum pustulosum Solander and Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Argobuccinum argus Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Argobuccinum vexillum Sowerby 1835 [synonym]
Argobuccinum scotiaensis Martin 1914
Invalid names: Gondwanula Finlay 1926 [synonym], Mediargo Terry 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Terry 1968 (Mediargo)Diagnostic generic characters that are seen in all butthe largest gerontic specimens include the following: twonearly continuous lateral varices on each volution, highspire, rounded whorls having tabulate shoulders, moderate to long anterior canal, anal notch oriented at anangle to the axis of coiling (as in Fusitriton, in contrastto the apically directed notch in Argobuccinum), transverse pillar folds over most of the columella, and a denticulate or plicate outer lip. Axial and spiral costae maybe marked or obsolete and are commonly present onjuvenile whorls but conspicuously lacking in the laterstages. Mediargo differs from Argobuccinum in its tabularwhorls and anal notch, from Fusitriton in its lateralvarices and plicate aperture, and from Gyrineum in itsoutline, tabulate shoulders, ovate aperture, marked analnotch, and large size.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) A. jeffersonense (40182 40204)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) A. sp. (201484)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) A. mathewsonii (52362)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Alaska) A. sp. (195966)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Bursa mathewsonii (180446)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Bursa mathewsonii (122273)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Gyrineum dilleri (39805)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Gyrineum dilleri (39801)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Washington) A. cammani (241318 241794) A. coosensis (241056)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) A. cammani (71148 71153) A. coosense (71152)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) A. arnoldi (220034) A. scotiaensis (220035) Gyrineum lewisii (122281)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) A. casus (118306 118317 118318)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Gyrineum mediocre (238421 238435 238452)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Oregon) A. oregonense (71106)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) A. argus (124049)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Namibia A. argus (122932)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) A. oregonense (71142)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa A. argus (122933 122936 122937)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) A. ranelliforme (223690)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) A. oregonense (222978 222979 222995 222998)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) A. pustulosum (110492)