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Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Typhis) fistulosus was named by Hörnes (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus by Dieni and Omenetto (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. alatus, T. hebetatus, T. japonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Murex (Typhis) fistulosus Hörnes pp. 261-262 figs. pl. 26, fig. 11
1960Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus Dieni and Omenetto p. 613

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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
genusTyphisMontfort 1810
subgenusCyphonochilus(Jousseaume 1882)
speciesfistulosus(Hörnes 1856)

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

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Typhis fistulosus (178116)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) Typhis fistulosus (84304)