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Terebra (Paraterebra)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
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
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 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 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Cerebra inaequalis (179723)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Terebra odopoia (41760 42290 42366 92503) Terebra odopoia, Terebra sulcifera (42250) Terebra sulcifera (42328)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Terebra inaequalis (60705 60707 60708) Terebra sulcifera (60703 60710) Terebra sulcifera, Terebra inaequalis (60144)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Terebra sp. (157830 160968)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Terebra lehneri (58676)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Terebra odopoia, Terebra sulcifera (42870 42875) Terebra sulcifera (42692 111204 136943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Terebra taurina (93055 93057)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Terebra sp. (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Terebra sp. (61334 79790 79996) Terebra taurina (145254)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88296 88297)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Terebra taurina (96515)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Terebra taurina (96520)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Terebra lehneri (96486)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Terebra sulcifera (88298)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Terebra gabbi (58873) Terebra inaequalis (58821 58822)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Colombia Terebra gabbi (93726)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Terebra unilineata (59307 59309 59310)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Terebra lehneri (79710)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Terebra sp., Terebra lepta (58522)