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Muricantha ighinae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex ighinae was named by Bellardi (1872) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Mediterranean, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Murex (Haustellum) ighinae by Sacco (1904); it was recombined as Murex (Muricantha) ighinae by Vredenburg (1925); it was recombined as Muricantha ighinae by Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Murex ighinae Bellardi p. 49
1904Murex (Haustellum) ighinae Sacco p. 18
1925Murex (Muricantha) ighinae Vredenburg p. 219
2009Muricantha ighinae Harzhauser et al. p. 361

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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
genusMuricanthaSwainson 1840
speciesighinae(Bellardi 1872)

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.

Muricantha ighinae Bellardi 1872
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Murex ighinae (77159)