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Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) darienensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) darienensis was named by Gertman (1969). Its type specimen is USNM 646114, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 8477 - Rio Tuira [Tuira Fm], which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in the Tuira Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. fistulosus, S. nigeriensis, S. sejunctus, S. linguifer

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) darienensis Gertman pp. 180-181 figs. pl. 7, figs. 5a, b

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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
subgenusPilsbrytyphis()
speciesdarienensis

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: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Siphonochelus darienensis (type locality: 92704)