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Ergalatax martensi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Morula martensi was named by Dall (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Persian Gulf and Oman.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Ergalatax martensi by Houart (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. seraphinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Morula martensi Dall p. 304
1996Ergalatax martensi Houart p. 13

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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
subfamilyErgalataxinaeKuroda et al. 1971
genusErgalataxIredale 1931
speciesmartensi(Dall 1923)

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available