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Ceratostoma nuttalli (Nuttall's hornmouth)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Cerostoma) nuttalli was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerostoma nuttalli by Cooper (1888); it was recombined as Murex nuttalli by Sowerby (1888); it was recombined as Murex (Pterorytis) nuttalli by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Purpura nuttallii by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Purpura (Purpura) nuttalli by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Ceratostoma nuttalli by Hendy (2021).

Subspecies
Purpura nuttallii albescens, Purpura nuttallii albofasciata
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. brachypteron, C. notiale, C. modestum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Murex (Cerostoma) nuttalli Conrad
1888Cerostoma nuttalli Cooper p. 233
1888Murex nuttalli Sowerby p. 27 figs. Pl. 11, Figs. 102, 103, 104
1903Murex (Pterorytis) nuttalli Arnold p. 245
1919Purpura nuttallii albescens Dall p. 332
1919Purpura nuttallii albofasciata Dall p. 332
1921Purpura nuttallii Dall p. 107
1931Purpura (Purpura) nuttalli Grant, IV and Gale p. 705
2021Ceratostoma nuttalli Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyThaidinaeJousseaume 1888
genusCeratostoma(Hermannsen 1846)
speciesnuttalli(Conrad 1837)

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.

Ceratostoma nuttalli Conrad 1837 [Nuttall's hornmouth]
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Invalid names: Purpura nuttallii albofasciata Dall 1919 [invalid subgroup]
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (194796)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (202495)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (37938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (202492 203095 223525)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (223074) Murex nuttalli (222659 222661 222662) Pterorytis nuttalli (160361 219029 219030) Purpura nuttallii (96895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ceratostoma nuttalli (96591)