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Lyrotyphis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Lyrotyphis was named by Jousseaume (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Muricidae by Wienrich (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. cunicolosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Lyrotyphis Jousseaume
2001Lyrotyphis Wienrich p. 471
2002Lyrotyphis 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
genusLyrotyphisJousseaume 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. †Lyrotyphis Jousseaume 1880
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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: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Denmark L. cuniculosus (111476)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany L. cunicolosus (95898)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jylland) L. cuniculosus, L. sejunctus (9170)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark L. cuniculosus (234515) L. cuniculosus, L. sejunctus (111472 111475)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) L. fistulosus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) L. fistulosus (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) L. fistulosus (62899 62903 62929 62931 62933 62934 62935 62936 62939 62940 62941 62943 62944 62952 62953 62957 62958 62961)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany L. sejunctus (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands L. sejunctus (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) L. fistulosus (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark L. sejunctus (98312)