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Terebellum terebellum

Summary

Terebellum terebellum, common name the Terebellum conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seraphsidae, the true conchs.[1]

Terebellum terebellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Seraphsidae
Genus: Terebellum
Species:
T. terebellum
Binomial name
Terebellum terebellum
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus terebellum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Terebellum lineatum Röding, 1798
  • Terebellum punctulatum Röding, 1798
  • Terebellum subulatum Lamarck, 1811
  • Terebellum terebellum f. lineatum Röding, 1798
  • Terebellum terebellum f. punctulatum Röding, 1798

Description edit

T. terebellum is a very active animal that can quickly bury itself in sand or swim away from danger. It uses its foot like a propeller to swim. Its shell is thin and fragile.[2]

Distribution edit

T. terebellum are found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.[2]

Phylogeny edit

Strombidae
Phylogeny and relationships of Strombidae according to Simone (2005)[3]

The phylogenetic relationships among the Stromboidea have been accessed in 2005, by Simone. He proposed a cladogram (a tree of descent) based on an extensive morpho-anatomical analysis of representatives of Aporrhaidae, Strombidae, Xenophoridae and Struthiolariidae.[3]

In his analysis, Simone recognized Strombidae as a monophyletic taxon supported by 13 synapomorphies (traits that are shared by two or more taxa and their most recent common ancestor), with at least eight distinct genera. He considered the genus Terebellum as the most basal taxon, distinguished from the remaining strombids by 13 synapomorphies, including a rounded foot.[3] Though the genus Tibia was left out of the analysis, Simone regarded it as probably closely related to Terebellum, apparently due to some well known morphological similarities between them.[3]

References edit

 
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  1. ^ a b Terebellum terebellum (Linnaeus, 1767). WoRMS (2009). Terebellum terebellum (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215382 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b "Gastropoda Stromboidea | Species / Terebellum Terebellum". www.stromboidea.de. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  3. ^ a b c d Simone, L. R. L. (2005). "Comparative morphological study of representatives of the three families of Stromboidea and the Xenophoroidea (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda), with an assessment of their phylogeny" (PDF). Arquivos de Zoologia. 37 (2). São Paulo, Brazil: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo: 141–267. ISSN 0066-7870. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-05.
  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 67
  • Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131–164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S. (2016). New marine mollusks from the central Philippines in the families Aclididae, Chilodontidae, Cuspidariidae, Nuculanidae, Nystiellidae, Seraphsidae and Vanikoridae. Visaya. 4(5): 83-103
  • Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls.