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Sincola (Dorsina) caribaea

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Strombina caribaea was named by Gabb (1873) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Astyris caribaea by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Sincola (Dorsina) caribaea by Jung (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Strombina caribaea Gabb p. 221
1903Astyris caribaea Dall p. 1584
1917Strombina caribaea Maury p. 98
1989Sincola (Dorsina) caribaea Jung p. 237

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusSincolaOlsson and Harbison 1953
subgenusDorsinaJung 1989
speciescaribaea(Gabb 1873)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Haiti Sincola caribaea (92454)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Strombina caribaea (58522 69090 69093)