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Calotrophon ostrearum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex ostrearum was named by Conrad (1846). It is extant. Its type specimen is ANSP 36551, a shell.

It was recombined as Muricidea ostrearum by Dall (1902); it was recombined as Pseudosalpinx ostrearum by Hoerle (1970); it was recombined as Muricopsis ostrearum by Morris (1973); it was recombined as Calotrophon ostrearum by Vokes (1976).

Subspecies
C. conradi
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. hutchisoni, C. myakka, C. phagon, C. venezuelanus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Murex ostrearum Conrad p. 25
1869Urosalpinx floridana Conrad p. 106 figs. pl. 12, fig, 4
1884Muricidea floridana Dall p. 326
1902Muricidea ostrearum Dall p. 505
1948Muricopsis floridana Gardner p. 225
1953Cantharus perplexus Olsson and Harbison
1953Cantharus (Pseudosalpinx) floridana Olsson and Harbison p. 254
1962Cantharus perplexus DuBar
1970Pseudosalpinx ostrearum Hoerle p. 63
1973Muricopsis ostrearum Morris p. 193
1976Calotrophon ostrearum Vokes p. 105

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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
genusCalotrophonHertlein and Strong 1951
speciesostrearum(Conrad 1846)

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.

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Invalid names: Cantharus (Pseudosalpinx) floridana Conrad 1869 [synonym], Cantharus perplexus Olsson and Harbison 1953 [synonym]
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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: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Calotrophon ostrearum (60940)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cantharus perplexus (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (92344 92361 92362 92363 92380 92440 92441 92442 92443 92510 92516 92518 92624 92658 92659 92660 92664 92666 92667 92668) Muricidea floridana (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (92365 92366 92693)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Calotrophon ostrearum (80033)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (92334 92335 92336 92337 92338 92339 92340 92342 92343 92500 92656 92692) Cantharus perplexus (41501 41539 41718 79331 79787 79788)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (92331 92332 92333 92498)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cantharus perplexus (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Mississippi) Calotrophon ostrearum (92439)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Calotrophon ostrearum (92369 92370 92514 92515 92621 92622 92623 92671 92672 92673 92674 96538)