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Terebra canisaxi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Terebra canisaxi Kensley and Pether p. 197 figs. fig. 32

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
speciescanisaxi

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.

Terebra canisaxi Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Kensley and J. Pether 1986Shell of protoconch of 2l smooth whorls, plus 7 postnatal whorls. Postnatal whorl sculpture consisting of strong, rounded, axial ribs running from upper to lower suture, sometimes alternating from one whorl to next, sometimes continuous. Postnatal whorl 1 with 9 ribs, following 6 whorls each with 8-9 ribs, body whorl with 9-10 ribs. Anterior canal short, open, flexed to left. Base rounded. Columella lacking pleats, smooth; low fasciole present. Spiral groove absent.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Terebra canisaxi (118306 118317 118318)