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Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Pteropurpura) weisbordi was named by Harris and Palmer (1947). Its type specimen is PRI 4657, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PRI Moodys Branch marl locality 11, which is in a Bartonian marine marl in the Moodys Branch Formation of Mississippi.

It was recombined as Pterynotus weisbordi by Palmer and Brann (1960); it was recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi by Vokes (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Murex (Pteropurpura) weisbordi Harris and Palmer p. 343 figs. pl. 45, figs. 19-21
1947Murex (Pteropurpura) weisbordi Palmer p. 343 figs. pl. 45, figs. 19-21
1960Pterynotus weisbordi Palmer and Brann p. 865
1970Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi Vokes p. 10

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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
speciesweisbordi()

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.

†Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi Harris and Palmer 1947
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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: 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 (Mississippi) Murex weisbordi (type locality: 232682)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Pterynotus weisbordi (90449 92303 92577 98855)