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Siphonochelus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Siphonochelus was named by Jousseaume (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Muricidae by Todd (2001), Landau et al. (2007); and to Typhinae by Gertman (1969), Vokes (1983), Perrilliat (1992), Wilson (1994), Schnetler et al. (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Siphonochelus Jousseaume
1936Typhina (Choreotyphis) Iredale p. 324
1963Eotyphis Tembrock p. 322
1969Siphonochelus Gertman p. 147
1983Siphonochelus Vokes p. 128
1992Siphonochelus Perrilliat p. 25
1994Siphonochelus Wilson p. 53
2001Siphonochelus Todd
2002Siphonochelus Sepkoski
2007Siphonochelus Landau et al. p. 59
2024Siphonochelus Schnetler et al. p. 20

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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
genusSiphonochelusJousseaume 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. Siphonochelus Jousseaume 1880
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Subg. †Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) Cossmann 1903
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Subg. Laevityphis (Laevityphis) Cossmann 1903
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†Laevityphis (Laevityphis) ludbrookae Keen and Campbell 1964
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Invalid names: Typhis (Typhina) alternata Lea 1833 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Typhis coronarius Deshayes 1865 [synonym]
†Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) schencki Keen and Campbell 1964
Invalid names: Typhis (Neotyphis) Vella 1961 [synonym]
Subg. Siphonochelus (Trubatsa) Dall 1889
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†Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820
Invalid names: Choreotyphis Iredale 1936 [synonym], Eotyphis Tembrock 1963 [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 Bartonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 41.03000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria S. nigeriensis (41394)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie) S. parisiensis (178082)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Laevityphis gracilis (2453 205489) S. gracilis (90600 92698)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Typhis parisiensis (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Typhis thagus (52526)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Laevityphis gracilis (2449)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Typhis curvirostratus (42537)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Laevityphis ludbrookae (205816)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Typhis curvirostratus (43083)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) S. curvirostratus (92700 92701)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) S. curvirostratus (5501 5779 5999 6002 6005 6006 6008 7111 7112 7113 66318 66334 92699 177590) Typhis curvirostratus (84137)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Venezuela S. sp. (134837)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.63Haiti Typhis cercadicus (173459)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark S. sejunctus, S. fistulatus (234515)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Typhis siphonifera (71651)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Typhis siphonifera (71652)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Typhis siphonifera (60985)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Colombia S. schencki (92694)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Typhis evaricosus (71240)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Typhis tetragoniatus (72033)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) S. linguifer (136908 157336 160791 160792 160816)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) S. linguiferus (89574 89575 92379 92457 92501 92502 92503 92505 92506 92513 92541 92542 92543 92544 92545 92546 92547 92548 92696) Typhis linguiferus (42250)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Typhis sawkinsi (60144 60709)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Siphonchelus linguifer (157931)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Siphonchelus linguifer (157830) S. linguifer (136880 136884 160965 160968 160969)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Michoacan) S. sawkinsi (66163)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Haiti Siphonchelus apheles (92454)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Typhis evaricosus (71351 72210)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago Typhis sawkinsi (74922)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Typhis gabbi, Typhis woodringi (145342) Typhis woodringi (145341 145343)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) S. darienensis (92704)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Typhis gabbi, Typhis woodringi (93062 93174)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Typhis siphonifera (88312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia S. linguifer (131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) S. sp. (135821 135828)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic S. cercadicus (131563)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (135889)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. cercadicus (74967 74969 75037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (135839)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Typhis linguliferus (133230 133232)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Typhis cercadicus (58815)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. cercadicus (80084)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Typhis tetragoniatus (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica S. gabbi (92697)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain S. fistulosus (80563)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (135876 135885)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Dominican Republic S. cercadicus (93612)