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Laevistrombus canarium

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus canarium was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9762]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Laevistrombus canarium by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus canarium Linnaeus
1996Strombus canarium Jensen p. 17
2008Laevistrombus canarium Hendy et al.

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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
genusLaevistrombusLinnaeus 1758
speciescanarium(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.

Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) Strombus canarium (41524)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Strombus canarium (78049)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Strombus canarium (70105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Strombus canarium (70079 70084)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Strombus canarium (41651)