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Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor was named by Vokes (1975). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 647446, a shell. Its type locality is TU 954 - Pueblo Nuevo [Moin Fm], which is in a Pliocene coastal horizon in the Moin Formation of Costa Rica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Dermomurex (Trialatella) antecessor Vokes p. 145 figs. pl. 4, figs. 5, 6

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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
genusDermomurexMonterosato 1890
subgenusTrialatella(Berry 1964)
speciesantecessor

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Dermomurex antecessor (type locality: 92575 92697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Dermomurex antecessor (92369)