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Monoplex

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Monoplex Perry
1817Tritonium (Lampusia) Schumacher p. 350
1877Triton (Lampusia) Mörch p. 30
1921Tritonium (Lampusia) Vredenburg p. 289
1936Cabestanimorpha Iredale p. 307
1947Cymatium (Lampusia) Gardner p. 533
1957Cymatium (Cymatriton) Clench and Turner p. 210
1960Cymatium (Lampusia) MacNeil p. 59
1977Cymatium (Lampusia) Ladd p. 33
1977Cymatium (Cymatriton) Ladd p. 34
2001Cymatium (Monoplex) Todd
2002Lampusia Sepkoski
2002Monoplex Sepkoski
2005Cymatium (Monoplex) Beu p. 78
2008Cymatium (Monoplex) Landau et al. p. 455
2010Monoplex Beu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusMonoplexPerry 1811

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.

G. Monoplex Perry 1811
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Monoplex amictus Reeve 1844
Monoplex aquatilis Reeve 1844
Monoplex cercadicus Maury 1917
Monoplex comptus Adams 1855
Monoplex exaratus Reeve 1844
Monoplex gatunicus Beu 2010
Monoplex gurabonicus Maury 1917
Monoplex infelix Maury 1924
Monoplex krebsii Mörch 1877
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Invalid names: Cymatium (Septa) henicum Woodring 1959 [synonym]
Monoplex lignarius Broderip 1833
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Invalid names: Cymatium (Ranularia) kugleri Rustch 1942 [synonym]
Monoplex longispira Beu 2010
Monoplex macrodon Valenciennes 1832
Monoplex mundus Gould 1849
Monoplex nicobaricus Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Cymatium chlorostomum Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Monoplex panamensis Beu 2010
Monoplex parthenopeus von Salis Marschlins 1793
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Invalid names: Cymatium (Monoplex) valentinei Olsson and Petit 1964 [synonym], Monoplex australasiae Perry 1811 [synonym]
Monoplex pilearis Linnaeus 1758
Monoplex ritteri Schmelz 1989
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Invalid names: Triton chemnitzii Gray 1839 [synonym], Tritonium adansonii Dunker 1853 [synonym]
Monoplex trigonus Gmelin 1791
Monoplex turtoni Smith 1890
Monoplex vespaceus Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Cymatium (Turritriton) indomelanicum Garcia-Talavera 1997 [synonym]
Monoplex vestitus Hinds 1844
Monoplex wiegmanni Anton 1839
Monoplex williamsi Maury 1910
Invalid names: Cabestanimorpha Iredale 1936 [synonym], Cymatriton Clench and Turner 1957 [synonym], Lampusia Schumacher 1817 [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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (172 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Cymatium subglabrum (176994)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Cymatium n. sp. (122656)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) Cymatium wanneri (179075)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Lampusia cuneata, Lampusia scabriuscula, Lampusia multigranifera, Lampusia planicostata (78567)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Myanmar Tritonium dubium (76590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Murex williamsi, Simpulum chlorostomoides, Simpulum infelix (60979 65162)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Dominican Republic M. cercadicus, M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii, M. parthenopeus, M. longispira, M. pilearis (92450)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) M. cercadicus, M. jackwinorum (132319) M. cercadicus, M. jackwinorum, M. ritteri (41832)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Cymatium doliaroides (74868)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic M. gurabonicus (74962)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) M. cercadicus, M. krebsii, M. jackwinorum, M. ritteri (96434)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) M. krebsii, M. ritteri (89574) M. n. sp. A, M. ritteri (92558) M. ritteri (89575 89576 91536 92379 92458 92550 92556) M. sp., M. krebsii, M. ritteri (35018)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Indonesia (Java) Cymatium pileare (179713)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic M. cercadicus, M. parthenopeus, M. longispira, M. pilearis (74958) M. krebsii (131502) M. longispira (74959)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Cymatium affine (72305)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Cymatium affine, Cymatium grundense (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) M. panamensis (136104 136311) M. parthenopeus (136309)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cymatium pileare (52170) M. aquatilis (92446) M. gatunicus (92598) M. krebsii (136303) M. panamensis (136313) M. parthenopeus (92444) M. parthenopeus, M. gatunicus (92597) M. sp., M. cercadicus, M. gatunicus (136005)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Cymatium affine (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) M. gatunicus (79995) M. parthenopeus (79996)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic M. cercadicus (74934 131473) Simpulum antillarum (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela M. cercadicus, M. jackwinorum, M. lignarius (96470) M. lignarius (130974 130976)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii (74915)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) M. panamensis (136317)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia M. tranquebaricus (96501)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic M. cercadicus (75042 89540 93717) M. gurabonicus (89564 99853 131498 131660) M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii (89559) M. krebsii (131567 131568 131571) M. parthenopeus (94006) M. pilearis (131662)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. cercadicus, M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii (75038) M. gurabonicus (75039 75040 89563) M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii (75036 89542) M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii, M. parthenopeus (75037) M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii, M. pilearis (89562) M. gurabonicus, M. longispira (74967) M. krebsii (89541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela M. cercadicus, M. krebsii (136387) M. krebsii (131315) M. krebsii, M. parthenopeus (96486 131317)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Gutturnium gracile (58821) Simpulum pileare (58819)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Cymatium krebsii (41543)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) M. wiegmanni, M. amictus, M. aquatilis, M. vestitus (111211)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador M. amictus (131293) M. aquatilis (131335)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Cymatium pileare (60772)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Cymatium distortum, Cymatium heptagonum (80564)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) Cymatium affine, Cymatium distortum (86305)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Cymatium affine (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. gurabonicus, M. krebsii (80084) M. gurabonicus, M. pilearis (80136) M. parthenopeus (74964)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Cymatium distortum (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) M. krebsii (135832)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Cymatium rickardi (78072) Cymatium rickardi, Cymatium aquatile (78073)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Lampusia pileare (72098 72102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Cymatium sp. A, Cymatium sp. B (58522) M. comptus, M. krebsii, M. parthenopeus (131915) M. comptus, M. parthenopeus (131134) M. krebsii (131137) M. parthenopeus (131128)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) M. aquatilis (92779) M. parthenopeus (92449) M. parthenopeus, M. aquatilis (96440)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji Cymatium rickardi (78070)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Ryukyu) Cymatium pileare (41598 41600)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) M. parthenopeus (92344)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica M. comptus, M. krebsii, M. pilearis (96519) M. krebsii (92575 92697) M. vestitus (136335)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Cymatium cercadicum, Cymatium krebsii (79710) Cymatium parthenopeum (131237) M. femorale, M. krebsii, M. parthenopeum (131210) M. krebsii (131217)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) M. amictus (122752)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) M. panamensis (136315)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) M. wiegmanni (136344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Cymatium corrugatum, Cymatium distortum, Cymatium doderleini, Cymatium heptagonum, Cymatium parthenopeum (80562) Cymatium heptagonum (80561)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Cymatium affine (72414)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Cymatium wiegmanni (51878)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) M. parthenopeus (92693)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Cymatium affine, Cymatium distortum, Cymatium doderleini, Cymatium parthenopeum (178457) Cymatium doderleini (178779)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Cymatium vespaceum (80304) M. comptus (136286) M. keenae, M. wiegmanni, M. vestitus (111213) M. vestitus (130895) M. wiegmanni (130892)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Fiji Cymatium nicobaricum (94832)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica M. krebsii (91911) M. wiegmanni (136347)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica (Limon) M. wiegmanni (136345)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) M. krebsii (35025)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela M. krebsii (131282) M. krebsii, M. jackwinorum (131267) M. krebsii, M. tranquebaricus (131206) M. tranquebaricus (131280)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Costa Rica Cymatium wiegmanni (135044)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic M. nicobaricus, M. aquatilis, M. pilearis (136271)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Cymatium pileare (122947)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Cymatium parthenopeum (124057)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Triton aquatilis (101414)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Cymatium vespaceum (55373)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Cymatium pileare (42305)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola M. corrugatus (152645)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Cymatium nicobaricum, Cymatium pileare (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) M. krebsii (35031)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cymatium nicobaricum (89309) Cymatium pileare (89294 89302)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Cymatium pileare (80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Cymatium nicobaricum, Cymatium pileare, Cymatium parthenopeum (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Cymatium pileare (63356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Tritonium pileare (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia M. nicobaricus, M. pilearis (136268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Cymatium trigonum (128385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cymatium aquatile (107972) M. aquatilis (192719 192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Cymatium wiegmanni (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Cymatium nicobaricum (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Cymatium nicobaricum (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cymatium pileare (89289 89290)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Cymatium pileare (107971)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela M. krebsii, M. parthenopeus (131223) M. parthenopeus, M. pilearis (136357)