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Trobus

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Trobus was named by Stephenson (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Turritellidae by Sohl (1960); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Trobus Stephenson
1960Trobus Sohl pp. 77 - 78
2002Trobus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
genusTrobusStephenson 1955

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. †Trobus Stephenson 1955
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. F. Sohl 1960Large, thick, high turrited shells, with numerous flattened to excavated concave whorls; sutures in deep furrows overhung on mature whorls by flange like extensions of the upper whorl surfaces; base with coarse spiral cords; aperture with moderately thick callus on parietal lip.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. corona (7601)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. corona (4100 7586 7590 7602)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. buboanus (4125 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) T. buboanus (4382)