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Jaton
Taxonomy
Jaton was named by Pusch (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1272]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Purpura (Jaton) by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
It was assigned to Purpura by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Landau et al. (2007).
It was reranked as Purpura (Jaton) by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
It was assigned to Purpura by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Landau et al. (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1837 | Jaton Pusch |
| 1931 | Purpura (Jaton) Grant, IV and Gale p. 707 |
| 2002 | Jaton Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Jaton Landau et al. p. 36 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquitanian | France | J. dufrenoyi (74861) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Purpura carpenteri (200398) | |
| Piacenzian | Spain | J. sowerbyi (80561 80562 80563) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | J. carpenteri (189542) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | USA (California) | Pteropurpura carpenteri (277712) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | J. carpenteri (207761) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Purpura carpenteri (59063) |