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Terebra (Oreoterebra)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Terebra (Oreoterebra) Olsson
1970Terebra (Oreoterebra) Woodring p. 403
2001Terebra (Oreoterebra) Todd

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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
subgenusOreoterebra

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.

Subg. Terebra (Oreoterebra) Olsson 1967
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Invalid names: Terebra (Oreoterebra) mauryae Olsson 1967 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Terebra petiti Maury 1917 [replaced]
Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera Brown and Pilsbry 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Venezuela Terebra dicheres (134844)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Terebra dicheres (42607)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Oreoterebra sp. (160814)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Atlantico) Terebra isaacpetiti (60684)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Manabi) Terebra subsulcifera (60754)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Terebra isaacpetiti (145278 145345) Terebra isaacpetiti, Terebra subsulcifera (145254) Terebra sp. (61334) Terebra subsulcifera (145249 145255 145281 145341 145342 145343 145344)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Terebra sp., Terebra isaacpetiti, Terebra cembra (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Oreoterebra sp. (82116 82119 82121 82122 82124 82126 82127 82128 82129) Terebra isaacpetiti (93053 93054 93175 93177 93223) Terebra isaacpetiti, Terebra subsulcifera (93062 93160 93176) Terebra sp. (136006 136016 145524) Terebra subsulcifera (93145 93146 93147 93148 93166 93222 134662)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Terebra haitensis (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra cembra (60640) Terebra subsulcifera (60662)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Terebra isaacpetiti (96501) Terebra isaacpetiti, Terebra haitensis (131219) Terebra sp., Terebra haitensis (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador Terebra subsulcifera (96441)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Terebra sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Terebra sp. (79855)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Terebra sp. (135816 135821)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra haitensis (58815 58873) Terebra petiti (58818)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Atlántico) Terebra haitensis (88304)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Terebra subsulcifera (131293)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Terebra subsulcifera (135043)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Terebra isaacpetiti (59420 96440) Terebra subsulcifera (134767 134768)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Terebra sp. (79796 79803)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Terebra haitensis (134659)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Terebra sp. (61341)