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Oostrombus auricularius

Gastropoda - Thersiteidae

Taxonomy
Strombus auricularius was named by Grateloup (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was corrected as Strombus auriculatus by Fuchs (1870); it was recombined as Canarium (Oostrombus) auriculatum by Karagiuleva (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Strombus tournoueri by Ozsvart (1999); it was recombined as Oostrombus auricularius by Harzhauser (2004).

Synonyms
  • Strombus irregularis was named by Fuchs (1870) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Oostrombus problematicus irregularis by Sacco (1893); it was recombined as Oostrombus irregularis by Cossmann (1904); it was recombined as Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis by Karagiuleva (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Oostrombus auricularius by Harzhauser (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Strombus auricularius Grateloup p. 191 figs. fig. 459
1870Strombus auriculatus Fuchs p. 149
1870Strombus irregularis Fuchs p. 149 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1
1893Oostrombus problematicus irregularis Sacco p. 14
1904Oostrombus irregularis Cossmann p. 16
1964Canarium (Oostrombus) auriculatum Karagiuleva p. 170
1964Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis Karagiuleva p. 172
2004Oostrombus auricularius Harzhauser p. 128

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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)
familyThersiteidaeSavornin 1914
genusOostrombusSacco 1893
speciesauricularius(Grateloup 1834)

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.

Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834
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Invalid names: Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis Fuchs 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available