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Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis was named by Martin (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; India, Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis Martin p. 129 figs. pl. 20, fig. 294
1939Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis Mukerjee p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusMurexMonfort 1810
subgenusChicoreus
specieslonganensisMartin 1895

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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Murex longanensis (76574)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Chicoreus longanensis (179627)