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Acanthina paucilirata (checkered unicorn)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Monoceros paucilirata was named by Stearns (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acanthinucella paucilirata by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Acanthina paucilirata by Valentine (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Monoceros paucilirata Stearns
1921Acanthinucella paucilirata Dall p. 113
1956Acanthina paucilirata Valentine p. 198

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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
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusAcanthinaFischer de Waldheim 1807
speciespaucilirata(Stearns 1871)

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.

Acanthina paucilirata Stearns 1871 [checkered unicorn]
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Acanthina paucilirata (237610 240572)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Acanthina paucilirata (96590 96592 96593 96594)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Acanthina paucilirata (96591)