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Monoplex amictus

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Triton amictum was named by Reeve (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cymatium amictum by Strong and Hertlein (1937); it was recombined as Monoplex amictus by Beu (2010), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Triton amictum Reeve figs. pl. 15, fig. 62
1937Cymatium amictum Strong and Hertlein p. 172
2010Monoplex amictus Beu p. 143
2021Monoplex amictus Hendy

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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
speciesamictus(Reeve 1844)

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 amictus Reeve 1844
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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 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 Pliocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Monoplex amictus (111211)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Monoplex amictus (131293)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Monoplex amictus (122752)