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Strombus (Dolomena)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Dolomena was named by Iredale (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Strombus (Dolomena) by Ladd (1972) and Ladd (1982).

It was assigned to Strombus by Ladd (1972) and Ladd (1982); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Dolomena Iredale
1972Strombus (Dolomena) Ladd p. 59
1982Strombus (Dolomena) Ladd p. 34
2002Dolomena Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 1758
subgenusDolomena(Iredale 1931)

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. Strombus (Dolomena) Iredale 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Vanuatu Strombus plicatus, Strombus minimus (77903)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Strombus plicatus (78073)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Guam Strombus variabilis (77937)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Dolomena togopiensis, Dolomena labiosus (72098 72102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji Strombus minimus (78113)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Strombus plicatus (78042 78047)