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Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni was named by Keen (1943). It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonyms
  • Typhis costaricensis was named by Olsson (1942). Its type specimen is PRI 21060, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Penitas [Penita Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore shale in the Penita Formation of Costa Rica.

    It was replaced with Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni by Gertman (1969).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Typhis costaricensis Olsson p. 228 figs. pl. 25, figs. 5, 8
1943Typhis (Talityphis) olssoni Keen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTyphinaeCossmann 1903
genusTyphisJousseaume 1880
subgenusTalityphis
speciesolssoniKeen 1943

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 costaricensis Olsson 1942 [replaced]
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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Typhis costaricensis (66793)