Persististrombus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Persististrombus
Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
Persististrombus nodosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Persististrombus
Kronenberg & Lee, 2007
Type species
Strombus granulatus
Swainson, 1822
Synonyms
  • Afristrombus Bandel, 2007
  • Thetystrombus Dekkers, 2008

Fossil record

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Fossils of Persististrombus are found in marine strata from the Oligocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 28.4 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Europe, North and South America, Algeria, India, Indonesia, Libya, Somalia, Turkey and Iran.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Persististrombus include:

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References

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  1. ^ Persististrombus Kronenberg & Lee, 2007. WoRMS (2009). Persististrombus. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531671 on 22 March 2011 .
  2. ^ Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database