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Dermomurex (Viator) sexangulus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex sexangula was named by Dall (1915). Its type specimen is USNM 165086, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eupleura sexangula by Mansfield (1937); it was recombined as Dermomurex (Viator) sexangulus by Vokes (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. distinctus, D. obeliscus, D. olssoni, D. pterynoides

Synonyms
  • Murex (Panamurex) gilletteorum was named by Vokes (1963). Its type specimen is USNM 644377, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Dermomurex (Viator) sexangulus by Vokes (1975).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Murex sexangula Dall p. 74 figs. pl. 13, fig. 11
1937Eupleura sexangula Mansfield p. 132
1963Murex (Panamurex) gilletteorum Vokes p. 160 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1a, b
1975Dermomurex (Viator) sexangulus Vokes p. 152

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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
genusDermomurexMonterosato 1890
subgenusViatorVokes 1974
speciessexangulus(Dall 1915)

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 (Panamurex) gilletteorum Vokes 1963 [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: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (North Carolina) Dermomurex sexangulus (4880)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Dermomurex sexangulus (92606 92719)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Eupleura sexangula (60985)