Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Synonym: Minnimurex Woolacott 1957
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1968, Ward and Blackwelder 1987 and Wilson 1994
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Murexiella (Murexiella) Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Murexiella cumberlandiana Murexiella keenae Murexiella macgintyi Murexiella santarosana
Type: Murex hidalgoi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (31: California, Florida, South Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (4: Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), the Dominican Republic (1), Mexico (1), Panama (1), United States (15: California, Florida), Venezuela (4)
• Miocene of Australia (2), the Dominican Republic (1), Hungary (1), Panama (1), United States (11: Delaware, Florida, New Jersey), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Texas)
Total: 86 collections including 133 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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