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Vokesimurex bellegladeensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Murex) anniae bellegladeensis was named by Vokes (1963) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Georgia-Texas.]. It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 643758, a shell.

It was recombined as Vokesimurex bellegladeensis by Petuch and Roberts (2007) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Murex (Murex) anniae bellegladeensis Vokes
2007Vokesimurex bellegladeensis Petuch and Roberts p. 170
2008Vokesimurex bellegladeensis Hendy et al.

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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
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusVokesimurexPetuch 1994
speciesbellegladeensis(Vokes 1963)

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.

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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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Murex bellegladeensis (67070) Vokesimurex bellegladeensis (79740)