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Murexiella (Subpterynotus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murexiella (Subpterynotus) was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Subpterynotus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Murexiella by Olsson and Harbison (1953), Vokes (1968) and Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Murexiella vaughani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison
1968Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Vokes p. 120
2001Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Todd
2002Subpterynotus Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMurexiellaClench and Farfante 1945
subgenusSubpterynotusOlsson and Harbison 1953

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. Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Subpterynotus wallacei (71240)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Murex textilis (60144)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Murexiella textilis, Pterynotus textilis (96434)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Subpterynotus wallacei (71351)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Subpterynotus graniferus (191165)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Pterynotus textilis (93145)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Murexiella textilis (35029 92344 92362 92440 92442 92658 92664) Subpterynotus miamiensis (79958)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Murexiella sp. (135876)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Murexiella textilis (92693) Subpterynotus textilis (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Murex textilis (79331) Murexiella textilis (35025 92334 92336 92337 92338 92342 92343 92656 92692)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Murexiella textilis (92331 92332 92496 92498)