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Monoplex parthenopeus

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Murex parthenopeus was named by von Salis Marschlins (1793). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cymatium (Monoplex) parthenopeum by Clench and Turner (1957); it was recombined as Cymatium parthenopeum by Davies (1973); it was recombined as Monoplex parthenopeus by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010), Beu (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Murex parthenopeus von Salis Marschlins p. 370
1811Monoplex australasiae Perry
1957Cymatium (Monoplex) parthenopeum Clench and Turner p. 228
1964Cymatium (Linatella) valentinei Olsson and Petit p. 562 figs. pl. 83, figs. 1, 1a
1973Cymatium parthenopeum Davies p. 761
1994Cymatium (Monoplex) valentinei Petuch figs. pl. 39I
2010Monoplex parthenopeus Beu p. 166
2010Monoplex parthenopeus Landau and Marques da Silva p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusMonoplexPerry 1811
speciesparthenopeus(von Salis Marschlins 1793)

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.

Monoplex parthenopeus von Salis Marschlins 1793
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Invalid names: Cymatium (Monoplex) valentinei Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym], Monoplex australasiae Perry 1811 [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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Dominican Republic Monoplex parthenopeus (92450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Monoplex parthenopeus (74958)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Monoplex parthenopeus (79996)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Monoplex parthenopeus (92444 92597)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Monoplex parthenopeus (136309)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Monoplex parthenopeus (94006)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Monoplex parthenopeus (75037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Monoplex parthenopeus (96486 131317)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Monoplex parthenopeus (74964)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Monoplex parthenopeus (92344)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Monoplex parthenopeus (131128 131134 131915)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Monoplex parthenopeus (92449 96440)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Cymatium parthenopeum (131237) Monoplex parthenopeum (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Cymatium parthenopeum (80562)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Monoplex parthenopeus (92693)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Cymatium parthenopeum (178457)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Cymatium parthenopeum (124057)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Cymatium parthenopeum (80407)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Monoplex parthenopeus (131223 136357)