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Moniliopsis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Moniliopsis was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Clathrodrillia (Moniliopsis) by Etherington (1931).

It was assigned to Clathrodrillia by Etherington (1931); to Turridae by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Conidae by Jeffery and Tracey (1997); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Moniliopsis Conrad
1931Clathrodrillia (Moniliopsis) Etherington p. 111
1931Moniliopsis Grant, IV and Gale p. 564
1997Moniliopsis Jeffery and Tracey p. 100
2002Moniliopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusMoniliopsisConrad 1865

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.

G. Moniliopsis Conrad 1865
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Invalid names: Antiplanes diaulax Dall 1908 [synonym]
†Moniliopsis paytensis Olsson 1930
†Moniliopsis peruviana Olsson 1930
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 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 56.00000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) M. sp. (167604)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) M. peruviana, M. paytensis (52526)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Clathrodrillia freyei (207129)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India M. multiseriata (72033)