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Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis floridanus was named by Dall (1889). It is extant. Its type locality is TU 536 - La Belle [Caloosahatchee Fm], which is in a Pleistocene coastal marl in the Caloosahatchee Formation of Florida.

It was recombined as Typhis (Typhinellus) floridanus by Keen (1944); it was recombined as Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus by Gertman (1969).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Typhis floridanus Dall
1944Typhis (Typhinellus) floridanus Keen p. 56
1964Typhis (Typhinellus) carolinensis Olsson and Petit p. 551 figs. pl. 81, figs. 1-1c
1969Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus Gertman p. 152

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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
subgenusRugotyphisVella 1961
speciesfloridanus(Dall 1889)

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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Invalid names: Typhis (Typhinellus) carolinensis Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Typhis floridanus (92344 92362 92441 92442 92443 92658 92659 92664)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Typhis floridanus (92364 92365 92366 92693)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Typhis floridanus (41501 79331 92334 92335 type locality: 92336 92337 92338 92339 92340 92342 92343 92500 92656 92692)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Typhis floridanus (92367)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Typhis floridanus (92331 92332 92333)