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Pterochelus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Pterochelus was named by Jousseaume (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 728]. It is extant. Its type is Murex acanthopterus.

It was reranked as Pteronotus (Pterochelus) by Finlay (1930); it was reranked as Pterynotus (Pterochelus) by Vokes (1970).

It was assigned to Pteronotus by Finlay (1930); to Pterynotus by Vokes (1970); to Muricidae by Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pterochelus Jousseaume p. 335
1884Alipurpura Fischer p. 641
1930Pteronotus (Pterochelus) Finlay p. 77
1938Murex (Alipurpura) Turner p. 80
1970Pterynotus (Pterochelus) Vokes p. 15
2001Pterochelus Todd
2002Pterochelus 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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPterochelusJousseaume 1880

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. Pterochelus Jousseaume 1880
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Pterynotus (Pterochelus) ariomus Clench and Pérez Farfante 1945
Invalid names: Alipurpura Fischer 1884 [objective synonym]
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 66.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Pterynotus sp. (176994)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) Murex coosensis (200795)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Oregon) Murex coosensis (200917)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) P. subplicatilis (8124 8125)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) P. otwayensis (71236)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Pterynotus angelus (7113)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Pterynotus tristichus (111472 111475 234515)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) P. trinodosus (179602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Pterynotus trinodosus (63432)