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Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis linguliferus costaricensis was named by Olsson (1922). Its type specimen is PRI 21060, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis by Gertman (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Typhis linguliferus costaricensis Olsson p. 132 figs. pl. 10, figs. 22, 29
1960Typhis linguliferus costaricensis Barrios p. 279
1969Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) costaricensis Gertman p. 176

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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
genusSiphonochelusJousseaume 1880
subgenusLaevityphis(Cossmann 1903)
speciescostaricensis(Olsson 1922)

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Typhis siphonifera (88312)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Typhis linguliferus (133230 133232)