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Monoplex aquatilis

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

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

It was recombined as Cymatium (Septa) aquatile by Wolfe (1975); it was recombined as Cymatium aquatile by Vega-Luz and Vega-Luz (1995); it was recombined as Monoplex aquatilis by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Triton aquatilis Reeve figs. pl. 7, fig. 24
1975Cymatium (Septa) aquatile Wolfe p. 6
1995Cymatium aquatile Vega-Luz and Vega-Luz p. 7
2010Monoplex aquatilis Beu p. 145

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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
speciesaquatilis(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 aquatilis 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Monoplex aquatilis (92446)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Monoplex aquatilis (111211)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Monoplex aquatilis (131335)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Cymatium aquatile (78073)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Veracruz) Monoplex aquatilis (92779 96440)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Triton aquatilis (101414)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Monoplex aquatilis (136271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cymatium aquatile (107972) Monoplex aquatilis (192719 192720)