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Magilidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Magilidae was named by Thiele (1925) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5372].

It was assigned to Muricacea by Sohl (1964); and to Coralliophilinae by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Magilidae Thiele
1964Magilidae Sohl p. 371
1988Magilidae Ponder and Warén p. 305

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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
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
familyMagilidaeThiele 1925
familyMagilidaeThiele 1925

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. †Magilidae Thiele 1925
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G. Coralliobia Adams and Adams 1853
G. Magilus Monfort 1810
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Magilus antiquus Montfort 1810
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) Magilus sp. (176560)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Magilus antiquus (70174)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Magilus ficiformis (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Magilus antiquus (70098 70099)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Magilus streami (79958)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Okinawa) Magilus antiquus (42357 42360)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Coralliobia sp. (85097)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Magilus antiquus (120129)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Coralliobia fimbriatus (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Magilus sp. (80966 81007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Coralliobia fimbriatus (89289)