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Murex (Chicoreus) lophoessus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Chicoreus) lophoessus was named by Tate (1888) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chicoreus aldrichi, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus brevis, Chicoreus burnsii, Chicoreus calusa, Chicoreus dormani, Chicoreus duerri, Chicoreus dujardini, Chicoreus floridensis, Chicoreus gravesae, Chicoreus judeae, Chicoreus junghuhni, Chicoreus miccosukee, Chicoreus michelotti, Chicoreus microphyllus, Chicoreus mississippiensis, Chicoreus nicholsi, Chicoreus puruensis, Chicoreus pyknos, Chicoreus sarae, Chicoreus saulii, Chicoreus scaber, Chicoreus sedgwicki, Chicoreus shirleyae, Chicoreus stephensae, Chicoreus stetopus, Chicoreus striaeformis, Chicoreus superbus, Chicoreus susanae, Chicoreus trigonalis, Chicoreus virgineus, Chicoreus borni, Chicoreus guadalupei, Chicoreus aldrichi, Chicoreus davisi, Chicoreus globosus, Chicoreus hippocastanum, Chicoreus margaritensis, Chicoreus millvillensis, Chicoreus mississippiensis, Chicoreus tritonopsis, Chicoreus trophoniformis, Chicoreus capuchinus, Chicoreus anuliferous, Chicoreus chipolanus, Chicoreus consuela, Chicoreus denegatus, Chicoreus miltos, Chicoreus quirosensis, Chicoreus sextoni, Chicoreus springeri, Chicoreus komiticus, M. abbatiae, M. aduncospinosus, M. angulatus, M. anguliferus, M. bataviana, M. bellegladeensis, M. bellegladensis, M. bilineatus, M. calcar, M. carinella, M. citimus, M. cornerectus, M. engonata, M. forskoehlii, M. fulvenscens, M. fusates, M. globosus, M. gosportensis, M. haudmuticus, M. hoplites, M. innexus, M. laciniatus, M. laevavaricosus, M. longus, M. macgillierayi, M. messoriusi, M. migus, M. millvillensis, M. multilamellosus, M. multispinosus, M. nanus, M. pennaei, M. pleurotomoides, M. prestensis, M. pseudophyllopterus, M. pustulatus, M. radix, M. renieri, M. rufus, M. sabaudianus, M. saplisi, M. saxatilis, M. septemnarius, M. sobrinus, M. taurinensis, M. tenuirostrum, M. ternispina, M. ternispira, M. tortuosus, M. trapa, M. tribulus, M. tritonopsis, M. trophoniformis, M. tumulosus, M. vanuxemi, M. verbeeki, M. mansfieldi, M. partschi, M. partsehi, M. subtorulcirius, M. bantamensis, M. adustus, M. aldrichi, M. angulifer, M. arakanensis, M. arrakensis, M. asianus, M. microphyllus, M. pyknos, M. virgineus, M. inornatus, M. inornatus, M. ruthrae, M. talahabensis, M. variscosus, M. bantamensis, M. brevispina, M. guppyi, M. multispinosus, M. nasongoensis, M. pecten, M. recurvirostris, M. retirostris, M. trapa, M. tribulus, M. troscheli, M. rutteni, M. rigidus, M. triangularis, M. aciculata, M. corallina, M. decussata, M. decussatus, M. edwardsi, M. miscowicki, M. pallaryi, M. purpruoides, M. rubigonosus, M. sondeianus, M. friedbergi, M. sondeiamus, M. spinieosta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Murex (Chicoreus) lophoessus Tate p. 98 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusMurexMonfort 1810
subgenusChicoreus
specieslophoessus

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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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available