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Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis gracilis was named by Conrad (1833). Its type specimen is ANSP 13755, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Laevityphis (Laevityphis) gracilis by Keen (1944); it was recombined as Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis by Gertman (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. linguifer

Synonyms
  • Murex alternata was named by Lea (1833). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Typhis alternata by de Gregario (1890); it was recombined as Typhis (Typhina) alternata by Cossmann (1903); it was synonymized subjectively with Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis by Gertman (1969).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Typhis gracilis Conrad p. 344
1833Murex alternata Lea p. 157 figs. pl. 5, fig. 163
1890Typhis alternata de Gregario p. 96
1903Typhis (Typhina) alternata Cossmann p. 59
1944Laevityphis (Laevityphis) gracilis Keen pp. 59, 65
1969Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis Gertman p. 171

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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)
speciesgracilis(Conrad 1833)

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 (Typhina) alternata Lea 1833 [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: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Laevityphis gracilis (2453 205489) Siphonochelus gracilis (90600 92698)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Laevityphis gracilis (2449)