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Coralliophila meyendorffii

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex meyendorffii was named by Calcara (1845). It is extant.

It was recombined as Coralliophila meyendorffii by Poppe and Goto (1991); it was recombined as Coralliophila meyendorffi by Callapez and Ferreira Soares (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Murex meyendorffii Calcara
1991Coralliophila meyendorffii Poppe and Goto p. 142
2000Coralliophila meyendorffi Callapez and Ferreira Soares

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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
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
genusCoralliophilaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesmeyendorffii(Calcara 1845)

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: base of the Piacenzian 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
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Coralliophila meyendorffii (80562)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Coralliophila meyendorffi (89618)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Coralliophila meyendorffi (122244)