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Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex sabinola was named by Palmer (1960). Its type specimen is PRI 3012, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola by Vokes (1970).

Synonyms
  • Murex veatchi was named by Palmer (1937). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was replaced with Murex sabinola by Palmer (1960).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Murex veatchi Palmer p. 266 figs. pl. 36, figs. 7, 11, 12
1960Murex sabinola Palmer pp. 572, 989
1970Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola Vokes p. 9

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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
genusPterynotusSwainson 1833
subgenusPterynotusSwainson 1833
speciessabinola(Palmer 1960)

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: Murex veatchi Palmer 1937 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Pterynotus sabinola (205503)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Pterynotus sabinola (92381)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Pterynotus sabinola (91119 205410 205480 205484 205485)