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Moruminae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Taxonomy
Moruminae was named by Hughs and Emerson (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Harpidae by Hughes and Emerson (1987), Bouchet et al. (2005), Squires (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Moruminae Hughes and Emerson p. 357
1987Moruminae Hughs and Emerson p. 357
2005Moruminae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2018Moruminae Squires p. 795

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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
familyHarpidaeBronn 1849
subfamilyMoruminaeHughs and Emerson 1987
subfamilyMoruminaeHughs and Emerson 1987

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.

Subfm. Moruminae Hughs and Emerson 1987
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G. Oniscidia Mörch 1852
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†Oniscidia chavani Furon 1948
†Oniscidia jungi Landau 1996
†Oniscidia plectata Waring 1917
Invalid names: Cancellomorum Emerson and Old 1963 [synonym], Onimusiro Kira 1971 [synonym], Pulchroniscia Garrard 1961 [synonym]
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 08:21:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Ficus plectatus (193035) Oniscidia plectata (221983)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Oniscidia chavani (7791)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California) Oniscidia plectata (205349)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Oniscia chavani (241238)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Ficus plectatus (239605)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Morum antiquum (42534) Morum sp. (42495)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Venezuela Morum peruvianum (134847)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Peru (Piura) Morum indet., Morum n. sp. Que. Charanal (55433)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Oniscidia harpula (6002 177590)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Morum chipolanum (60985)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Morum chipolanum (42609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Morum jungi (41832)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Oniscidia finlayi (84915)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Morum sp. (111599)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Morum cythara (74868)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Morum chipolanum (41760)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Dominican Republic Morum chipolanum (74962)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic Morum chipolanum (74959)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Grenada Morum coxi (58667 58679 58680)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Morum cythara (38823)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Morum domingense (74912 131468)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Morum domingense (74915)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Morum domingense (75042 84966)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Morum domingense (74911 74967 74971 75036 75037 75038 75039 75043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Morum domingense (58815 58821 58822 58823)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Morum domingense (74968 74970)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Oniscidia subcancellata (26804)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Fiji Morum cancellata (78066)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Dominican Republic Morum domingense (93612)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cancellomorum macgintyi (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cancellomorum obrienae (79805) Morum obrienae (35025)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Morum cancellata (78043)