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Trochus maculatus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus maculatus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7379]. It is extant. It is the type species of Trochus, Trochus (Trochus).

It was recombined as Trochus (Trochus) maculatus by Ladd (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Trochus maculatus Linnaeus p. 756
1966Trochus (Trochus) maculatus Ladd p. 37
1987Trochus maculatus Short and Potter p. 10
2006Trochus maculatus Perrilliat et al. p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTrochusLinnaeus 1758
speciesmaculatusLinnaeus 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.

Trochus maculatus 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: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
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 Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Western Australia) Trochus maculatus (63288)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Guam Trochus maculatus (77939)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Trochus maculatus (42388 42390)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Trochus maculatus (42224)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Trochus maculatus (96670)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Trochus maculatus (85098)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Trochus maculatus (101415)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Trochus maculatus (101414)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Trochus maculatus (78042)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Trochus maculatus (77935 77936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Trochus maculatus (96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Trochus maculatus (96787 96788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Trochus maculatus (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Trochus maculatus (80965 80966 81006 81009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Trochus maculatus (81036 81072 81074 81075 81079 81081 81082 81089 81090)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Northern Mariana Islands Trochus maculatus (77941)