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Trochus laevis

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus laevis was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. balinensis, T. coarctatus, T. ripleyanus, T. larioliana, T. lorioliana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Trochus laevis Sowerby p. 256 figs. pl. 3, figs. 46-47
1999Trochus laevis Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTrochusLinnaeus 1758
specieslaevisSowerby 1846

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.

†Trochus laevis Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Trochus laevis (78426 78427)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Chile Trochus laevis (78528 78529 78536 78537 78539)