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Strombus (conch)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus Linnaeus
1868Strombus Gabb p. 138
1931Strombus Olsson p. 92
1935Strombus Oostingh p. 56
1947Strombus Gardner p. 557
1947Strombus Harris and Palmer p. 306
1960Strombus MacNeil p. 48
1967Strombus Abbass p. 60
1972Strombus Ladd p. 57
1982Strombus Ladd p. 34
1993Strombus Wilson p. 155
2001Strombus Jung and Heitz p. 20
2001Strombus Todd
2002Strombus Harzhauser p. 85
2002Strombus Sepkoski
2004Strombus Harzhauser p. 128
2004Strombus Vera-Peláez et al. p. 257
2005Strombus Nielsen p. 1121
2007Strombus Harzhauser p. 102
2009Strombus Freiheit and Geary p. 15
2010Strombus Landau and Marques da Silva p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 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.

G. Strombus Linnaeus 1758 [conch]
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G. Lambis Röding 1798
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Subg. Lambis (Harpago) Mörch 1852
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Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758
Subg. Lambis (Lambis) Röding 1798
Lambis goniophora Bellardi 1852
Lambis lambis Linnaeus 1758
Lambis millepeda Linnaeus 1758
Lambis scorpius Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Millepes Mörch 1852 [synonym], Pterocera Lamarck 1799 [synonym]
Subg. †Strombus (Austrombus) Nielsen 2005
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Subg. Strombus (Conomurex) Fischer 1884
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Conomurex decorus Röding 1798
Subg. Strombus (Dolomena) Iredale 1931
Subg. Strombus (Euprotomus) Gill 1870
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Euprotomus aurisdianae Linnaeus 1758
Euprotomus bulla Röding 1798
Subg. Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz 1940
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Subg. Strombus (Gibberulus) Jousseaume 1888
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Subg. Strombus (Labiostrombus) Oostingh 1925
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Labiostrombus leurus Woodring 1928
Invalid names: Gallinula Mörch 1852 [replaced]
Subg. Strombus (Laevistrombus) Kira 1955
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Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Strombus isabella Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Subg. Strombus (Lentigo) Jousseaume 1886
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Subg. †Strombus (Macrostrombus) Petuch 1994
Subg. Strombus (Strombus) Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Strombus (Tricornis) Jousseaume 1886
Strombus alatus Gmelin 1792
Strombus alatus kendrewi Petuch 2004
Strombus albirupianus Dall 1890
Strombus arayaensis Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus ambiguus Sowerby 1850 [synonym]
Strombus blanci Tröndlé and Salvat 2010
Strombus contortus Forbes 1846
Strombus cossmanni Dey 1961
Strombus daviesi Dey 1961
Strombus evergladesensis Petuch 1991
Strombus floridanus Mansfield 1930
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Invalid names: Strombus sarasotaensis Petuch 1994 [synonym]
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823
Strombus gatunensis Toula 1908
Strombus glaber Martin 1879
Strombus herklotsi Martin 1879
Strombus inflatus Martin 1879
Strombus javanus Martin 1879
Strombus junghuhni Martin 1879
Strombus labiatus Röding 1798
Strombus lindae Petuch 1991
Strombus mekranicus Vredenburg 1925
Strombus nodosus Borson 1820
Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus fragilis Moore 1863 [synonym], Strombus pugiloides Guppy 1866 [synonym]
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758
Strombus sedanensis Martin 1899
Strombus tournoueri Bayan 1870
Strombus triangulatus Martin 1879
Strombus uncatus Forbes 1846
Strombus urceus Linnaeus 1758
Strombus vomer Röding 1798
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: DIMENSIONS & MORPHOLOGY: Based on ten randomly selected figured species.g
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma

Collections (564 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pterocera sp., Pterocera dubia (53947)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94494)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Pterocera sp. (100368 100386)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Pterocera sp. (45581 45607)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Pterocera sp. (94491)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Strombus etalloni (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Strombus etalloni (2220)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Strombus etalloni (2213)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Pterocera sp. (65854 65857)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Pterocera sp. (2180)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Strombus sp. (59808)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Strombus incerta (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Strombus sp. (67456)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Lambis goniophora (52132)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Pakistan Lambis goniophora (183922)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Rajasthan) Lambis goniophora (46999)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Hungary Strombus sp. (78019) Strombus tournoueri (171633)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Egypt Strombus sadeki (2955)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Strombus suessi (176971)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Lambis goniophora (183920 183921)