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Terebra (Paraterebra)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra (Paraterebra) was named by Woodring (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Paraterebra by Woodring (1928); it was synonymized subjectively with Terebra by Bouchet et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Terebridae by Woodring (1928); and to Terebra by Gardner (1948), Olsson (1964), Woodring (1970), Landau et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Terebra acuminata, Terebra acuminata, Terebra acuminata, Terebra acuminata, Terebra acuminata, Terebra acuticostata, Terebra albemarlensis, Terebra alveolata, Terebra amabilis, Terebra andamanica, Terebra angsanana, Terebra anomala, Terebra argus, Terebra armillata, Terebra atorquatum, Terebra aulakoessa, Terebra babylon, Terebra babylonia, Terebra ballista, Terebra berlinae, Terebra bisulcata, Terebra brassoensis, Terebra butaciana, Terebra cancellata, Terebra carolinensis, Terebra catinifera, Terebra cerithina, Terebra chipolana, Terebra chlorata, Terebra cinera, Terebra cingulifera, Terebra cingulifera, Terebra colume, Terebra consobrina, Terebra consors, Terebra continuicosta, Terebra cracilenta, Terebra crenulata, Terebra cumingi, Terebra cumingii, Terebra cumingii, Terebra dahanaensis, Terebra denotans, Terebra derbyi, Terebra dijki, Terebra dimidiata, Terebra dislocata, Terebra divisura, Terebra divisura, Terebra duplicatum, Terebra elenae, Terebra eskata, Terebra estaciana, Terebra evoluta, Terebra exbistriata, Terebra felina, Terebra felina, Terebra fenestrata, Terebra fenestrata, Terebra flavescens, Terebra forchhammeri, Terebra formosana, Terebra frigata, Terebra funiculata, Terebra fuscata, Terebra fuscata, Terebra gemmulata, Terebra gouldi, Terebra grabrielensis, Terebra gracilenta, Terebra hanzawai, Terebra hastata, Terebra hectica, Terebra hemphilli, Terebra hiwanneensis, Terebra hoernesi, Terebra houstonia, Terebra ickei, Terebra interlineata, Terebra issacpetiti, Terebra karikalensis, Terebra kerensis, Terebra kilburnii, Terebra kueneni, Terebra kueneni, Terebra langdoni, Terebra lingualis, Terebra loebbeckiana, Terebra lucana, Terebra luctuosa, Terebra marmarata, Terebra mexia, Terebra mirula, Terebra mirula, Terebra mirula, Terebra miyarensis, Terebra nanggulanensis, Terebra neglecta, Terebra neglecta, Terebra neglecta, Terebra nimbosa, Terebra nodularis, Terebra odopoia, Terebra odopoia, Terebra onslowensis, Terebra orthocostulata, Terebra orthoplicata, Terebra pamotamensis, Terebra pamotanensis, Terebra pamotanensis, Terebra paraensis, Terebra pareoraensis, Terebra peasei, Terebra peramabilis, Terebra pereoa, Terebra pereoa, Terebra polygyra, Terebra polygyra, Terebra pretiosa, Terebra pretiosa, Terebra prianganensis, Terebra progoensis, Terebra promensis, Terebra protoduplicata, Terebra psesta, Terebra pseudopertusa, Terebra pupiformis, Terebra rabdota, Terebra robesonensis, Terebra sansebastiana, Terebra santacruzensis, Terebra senegalensis, Terebra shimajiriensis, Terebra sindangbaranensis, Terebra smithi, Terebra sokkohensis, Terebra sophiae, Terebra straminea, Terebra strigillata, Terebra subacuminata, Terebra subsulcifera, Terebra subulatoidea, Terebra subulocacellense, Terebra suspensa, Terebra talahabensis, Terebra terebrina, Terebra tjilonganensis, Terebra torquata, Terebra torquata, Terebra torquata, Terebra trinitatensis, Terebra triseriata, Terebra triseriata, Terebra tuberosa, Terebra undulifera, Terebra unilineata, Terebra unilineata, Terebra unilineata, Terebra vaca, Terebra vanualevensis, Terebra vertebralis, Terebra vinosa, Terebra vredenburgi, Terebra whitfieldi, Terebra woowardiana, Terebra xoci, Terebra zapotalensis, Terebra zapotalensis, Terebra ziga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Paraterebra Woodring
1928Terebra (Paraterebra) Woodring p. 135
1948Terebra (Paraterebra) Gardner p. 275
1964Terebra (Paraterebra) Olsson p. 75
1970Terebra (Paraterebra) Woodring p. 406
2008Terebra (Paraterebra) Landau et al. p. 456

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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
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
subgenusParaterebra

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 (Paraterebra) Woodring 1928
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Terebra (Paraterebra) lepta Woodring 1928
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Invalid names: Epitonium feldmanni Röding 1798 [synonym], Terebra (Paraterebra) texana Dall 1898 [synonym], Terebra flammea Dall 1898 [synonym]
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, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Terebra inaequalis (60705 60707 60708) Terebra sulcifera (60703 60710) Terebra sulcifera, Terebra inaequalis (60144)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Terebra odopoia (41760 42290 42366 92503) Terebra odopoia, Terebra sulcifera (42250) Terebra sulcifera (42328)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Cerebra inaequalis (179723)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Terebra sp. (157830 160968)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Grenada Terebra lehneri (58676)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Terebra odopoia, Terebra sulcifera (42870 42875) Terebra sulcifera (42692 111204 136943)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Terebra taurina (93055 93057)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Terebra sp. (61334 79790 79996) Terebra taurina (145254)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Terebra sp. (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88296 88297)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Terebra taurina (96520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Terebra taurina (96515)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88298)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra gabbi (58873) Terebra inaequalis (58821 58822)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Terebra lehneri (96486)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Colombia Terebra gabbi (93726)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Terebra sp., Terebra lepta (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Terebra unilineata (59307 59309 59310)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Terebra lehneri (79710)