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Morum (Morum)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Morum (Morum) Röding
2001Morum (Morum) Todd

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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
genusMorumRöding 1798
subgenusMorumRöding 1798

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.

Subg. Morum (Morum) Röding 1798
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Morum (Morum) oniscus Linnaeaus 1767
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Invalid names: Morum floridiana Tucker and Wilson 1933 [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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Morum oniscus (84983)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Morum oniscus (74964 74968)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Veracruz) Morum oniscus (96440)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Morum oniscus (96519)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Morum oniscus (35025)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Haiti Morum oniscus (60880)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Morum oniscus (35031 67070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Morum oniscus (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Morum oniscus (80407)