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Cornulina minax

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Murex minax was named by Solander (1766) [Britain and Europe; Lutetian-Bartonian; Synonyms: Murex minax, Ficus minax].

It was recombined as Cornulina minax by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Murex minax Solander p. 30 figs. 5: 62
1997Cornulina minax Jeffery and Tracey p. 96 figs. Pl 10, fig 17

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusCornulinaConrad 1853
speciesminax(Solander 1766)

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.

†Cornulina minax Solander 1766
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Cornulina minax (90610)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Cornulina minax (98777 99721 101126)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Cornulina minax (90818 98378)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) Cornulina minax (92242)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Cornulina minax (99666 99667)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Cornulina minax (98276 98277)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (3267)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Cornulina minax (7788 7789)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Louisiana) Cornulina minax (98925)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (3257)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Cornulina minax (51240)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (8047 8125)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Cornulina minax (205520 205533)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (3265)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (42636 42639)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cornulina minax (42640)