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Stramonita brasiliensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Stramonita brasiliensis was named by Claremont et al. (2011). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 20100324, a shell.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont et al. p. 1031

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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
subfamilyRapaninaeGray 1853
genusStramonitaSchumacher 1817
speciesbrasiliensis

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.

Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Claremont et al. 2011Stramonita with the shape of a Purpura s.s., with or without shoulder nodules, with orange to cream aperture; from Brazil, the Guyanas and the southern Caribbean.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available