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Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Tripterotyphis was named by Pilsbry (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Typhis lowei.

It was reranked as Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) by Gertman (1969).

It was assigned to Pterotyphis by Gertman (1969); to Typhinae by Wilson (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Tripterotyphis Pilsbry p. 78
1962Pterynotus (Nothotyphis) Fleming p. 116
1969Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) Gertman p. 183
1994Tripterotyphis Wilson p. 54
2002Tripterotyphis Sepkoski

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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
genusPterotyphisJousseaume 1880
subgenusTripterotyphis(Pilsbry 1931)

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.

Subg. Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) Pilsbry 1931
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Invalid names: Pterynotus (Nothotyphis) Fleming 1962 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Pterotyphis vokesae (89574 89575 92548)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pterotyphis triangularis (74971)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pterotyphis triangularis (74968)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pterotyphis triangularis (35031) Tripterotyphis triangularis (67070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pterotyphis triangularis (92622 92623)