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Serpulorbis conicus

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy
Serpula conica was named by Dillwyn (1815) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; cirucm-Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Vermetus conicus by Mörch (1861); it was recombined as Serpulorbis conicus by Weisbord (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Serpula conica Dillwyn p. 1078
1861Vermetus conicus Mörch p. 341
1962Serpulorbis conicus Weisbord p. 160

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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)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
genusSerpulorbisSasso 1827
speciesconicus(Dillwyn 1815)

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.

Serpulorbis conicus Dillwyn 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:50:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:04:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Serpulorbis conicus (41553 41555 41572)