Yunomys Qiu and Storch 1990 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: Z. Qiu and G. Storch. 1990. New murids (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Lufeng hominoid locality, late Miocene of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(4):467-472

Parent taxon: Muricidae according to Z. Qiu and G. Storch 1990

Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila

Subtaxa: Yunomys wui

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Type: Yunomys wui

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Yunomys in the database

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