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Murex (Chicoreus) arrakanensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex arrakanensis was named by Noetling (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Murex (Chicoreus) arrakanensis by Vredenburg (1921).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Murex arrakanensis Noetling p. 36 figs. pl. 8, fig. 5
1921Murex (Chicoreus) arrakanensis Vredenburg p. 288

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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
speciesarrakanensis(Noetling 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available