Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Jsowerbya auversiensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex auversiensis was named by Deshayes (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; westerm Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Muricopsis auversiensis by Cossmann and Pissarro (1911); it was misspelled as Murex auversiensus by Merle (2002); it was recombined as Jsowerbya auversiensis by Merle (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Murex auversiensis Deshayes p. 322 figs. pl. 87, figs. 13-15
1911Muricopsis auversiensis Cossmann and Pissarro
2002Murex auversiensus Merle
2004Jsowerbya auversiensis Merle

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusJsowerbya
speciesauversiensis(Deshayes 1865)

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.

Jsowerbya auversiensis Deshayes 1865
show all | hide all
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: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Murex auversiensus (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Muricopsis auversiensis (3494)