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Typhis (Typhis) pungens

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex pungens was named by Solander in Brander and Brander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Typhis pungens by Defrance (1825); it was recombined as Typhis (Typhis) pungens by Gertman (1969) and Merle (1986); it was recombined as Hirotyphis pungens by Schnetler et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. hebetatus, T. japonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Murex pungens Solander in Brander and Brander p. 35 figs. pl. 3, fig. 81
1825Typhis pungens Defrance
1969Typhis (Typhis) pungens Gertman p. 147
1986Typhis (Typhis) pungens Merle
2024Hirotyphis pungens Schnetler et al. p. 20

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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
genusTyphisMontfort 1810
subgenusTyphisMontfort 1810
speciespungens(Solander in Brander and Brander 1766)

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.

†Typhis (Typhis) pungens Solander in Brander and Brander 1766
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Serravallian or 47.80000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Typhis pungens (8047 8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Typhis pungens (40523 42636 42639 42644)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Typhis pungens (42640 42658)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Typhis pungens (41533)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Typhis pungens (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Typhis pungens (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Typhis pungens (62899)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Typhis pungens (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Typhis pungens (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Typhis pungens (61895 61896 61897 61898 61900 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62885 62887)