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Tridentarius dentatus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus dentatus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tridentarius dentatus by Kronenberg and Vermeij (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus dentatus Linnaeus
2002Tridentarius dentatus Kronenberg and Vermeij

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTridentariusKronenberg and Vermeij 2002
speciesdentatus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Tridentarius dentatus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Strombus dentatus (77904)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Strombus dentatus (78263)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Strombus dentatus (89307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Strombus dentatus (81036 81077 81079 81096 81098)