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Lithopoma brevispinum

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Trochus brevispina was named by Lamarck (1822). It is extant.

It was recombined as Astralium brevispinum by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Lithopoma brevispinum by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010) and Landau et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Trochus brevispina Lamarck p. 12
1850Trochus auripigmentum Philippi p. 147
1922Astralium brevispinum Olsson p. 162
1962Astraea (Lithopoma) differentia Weisbord p. 98 figs. pl. 7, figs. 3-4
2010Lithopoma brevispinum Landau and Marques da Silva p. 15
2016Lithopoma brevispinum Landau et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithopomaGray 1850
speciesbrevispinum(Lamarck 1822)

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.

Lithopoma brevispinum Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Astraea (Lithopoma) differentia Weisbord 1962 [synonym]
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 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Lithopoma brevispinum (96470)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Astralium brevispinum (134673)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Lithopoma brevispinum (111011)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Lithopoma brevispinum (96519)