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Muricanthus radix

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex radix was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phyllonotus radix by Dall (1909); it was recombined as Muricanthus radix by Keen (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Murex radix Gmelin
1909Phyllonotus radix Dall
1971Muricanthus radix Keen p. 523

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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
genusMuricanthusSwainson 1840
speciesradix(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Muricanthus radix Gmelin 1791
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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 Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Phyllonotus radix (66777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Phyllonotus radix (96589 160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Chicoreus radix (96870)