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Terebra (Myurellina)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Terebra (Myurellina) Bartsch
1964Terebra (Myurellina) Olsson p. 76
1967Terebra (Myurellina) Olsson p. 16
2001Terebra (Myurellina) Todd
2002Myurellina Sepkoski
2008Terebra (Myurellina) Landau et al. p. 456

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
subgenusMyurellinaBartsch 1923

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.

Subg. Terebra (Myurellina) Bartsch 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Terebra acuminata (62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Grenada Terebra sp. (58690)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Terebra acuminata (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Terebra acuminata (62899 62903)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Terebra sp. (58671 58676)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Terebra acuminata (61895 61896 61897 61900 61903 61905) Terebra sp. (62886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Myurellina sp. (146875)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Myurellina unilineata, Myurellina hunterae (79960) Terebra hunterae (79761) Terebra unilineata (79765)