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Dermomurex (Trialatella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Trialatella was named by Berry (1964). It is extant. Its type is Trialatella cunninghamae.

It was reranked as Dermomurex (Trialatella) by Vokes (1975), Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Muricidae by Berry (1964); and to Dermomurex by Vokes (1975), Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Trialatella Berry
1975Dermomurex (Trialatella) Vokes p. 144
2001Dermomurex (Trialatella) 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
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusDermomurexMonterosato 1890
subgenusTrialatella(Berry 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.

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Dermomurex farleyensis (89574 91536 92458 92505 92549 92550 92551 92558 92563)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Dermomurex sp. (79855)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Dermomurex pterynoides (93710 93716 94000 131387 131522)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Dermomurex pterynoides (74967)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Dermomurex pterynoides (93733)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Dermomurex antecessor (92575 92697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Dermomurex antecessor (92369)