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Xanthochorus xuster

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Xanthochorus xuster was named by DeVries (2005) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is UWBM 97402, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Xanthochorus xuster DeVries pp. 264-266 figs. figs. 24-30, 32-34

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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
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusXanthochorus
speciesxuster

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.

Xanthochorus xuster DeVries 2005
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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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Xanthochorus xuster (80541 89175 89179 89180 89181)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Peru Xanthochorus xuster (219106)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) Xanthochorus xuster (219059 219104 219105)