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Thais (Cymia) javanica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Purpura javanica was named by Philippi (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Thais (Cymia) javanica by Oostingh (1935).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cymia buchivacoana, Purpura nodosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Purpura javanica Philippi p. 27
1935Thais (Cymia) javanica Oostingh p. 68

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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
genusThaisMörch 1860
subgenusCymia
speciesjavanica(Philippi 1848)

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.

Thais (Cymia) javanica Philippi 1848
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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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Thais javanica (84519 84520 84533)