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Moreidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Moreidae

Taxonomy
Moreidae was named by Sohl (1964).

It was assigned to Sarganoidea by Bandel and Dockery (2012).

Subtaxa
Hercorhynchus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Moreidae Sohl
2012Moreidae Bandel and Dockery p. 100

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilySarganoideaStephenson 1923
familyMoreidaeSohl 1964
familyMoreidaeSohl 1964

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.

Fm. †Moreidae Sohl 1964
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Subg. †Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) Conrad 1860
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Bandel and D. T. Dockery 2012The shell is pyriform to broadly fusiform with a short to long siphon. The protoconch is low, consists of few rounded and smooth whorls that are 1.8 mm in height and have a smooth, simple margin.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Hercorhynchus quadriliratus, Hercorhynchus sp., Hercorhynchus trililatus, Hercorhynchus sp. (4247) Hercorhynchus quadriliratus, Hercorhynchus trililatus (4239) Hercorhynchus sp. (4240 4255 4262 4270) Hercorhynchus sp., Hercorhynchus sp. (4283)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Hercorhynchus sp. (4277 4310) Hercorhynchus sp., Hercorhynchus sp. (4279)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Hercorhynchus sp. (4441 4470 4480 4496 4502 4505 4507 4516)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Hercorhynchus sp. (4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Hercorhynchus sp. (4365 4370 4371 4374) Hercorhynchus trililatus (4369 4372) Hercorhynchus trililatus, Hercorhynchus sp. (4368)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Hercorhynchus sp. (4178 4217 4225 4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Hercorhynchus quadriliratus (4125 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Hercorhynchus hollandi (88510)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Hercorhynchus sp. (4380)