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Turbinella episoma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Fusus episomus was named by Michelotti (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Mediterranean-Iran, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Xancus episomus by Cox (1934); it was recombined as Xancus episoma by Iqbal (1980); it was recombined as Turbinella episoma by Bellardi (1884), Vredenburg (1925), Harzhauser (2004) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Fusus episomus Michelotti p. 160 figs. pl. 16, fig. 5
1884Turbinella episoma Bellardi p. 52
1925Turbinella episoma Vredenburg p. 168
1934Xancus episomus Cox p. 343
1980Xancus episoma Iqbal p. 52
2004Turbinella episoma Harzhauser p. 138
2009Turbinella episoma Harzhauser et al. p. 362

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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
speciesepisoma(Michelotti 1861)

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 episoma Michelotti 1861
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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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Turbinella episoma (77157) Xancus episoma (77450)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Turbinella episoma (76199)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria Xancus episomus (103869)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kyustendil) Xancus episomus (102292)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Xancus episomus (102287)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Israel Xancus episomus (99564)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Turbinella episoma (77133)