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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) bourgeoisi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex bourgeoisi was named by Tournouër (1875). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) bourgeoisi by Landau et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. eoa, H. praeduplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Murex bourgeoisi Tournouër
2007Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) bourgeoisi Landau et al. p. 8

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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
genusHexaplexPerry 1811
subgenusTrunculariopsis(Cossmann 1921)
speciesbourgeoisi(Tournouër 1875)

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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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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Hexaplex bourgeoisi (80562)