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Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) infrequens

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Phyllonotus) infrequens was named by Vokes (1963) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is USNM 644374, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) infrequens by Vokes (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Murex (Phyllonotus) infrequens Vokes p. 156 figs. pl. 1, fig. 4
1989Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) infrequens Vokes p. 38

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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
genusChicoreusSwainson 1830
subgenusPhyllonotus
speciesinfrequens(Vokes 1963)

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Langhian or 23.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Dominican Republic Chicoreus infrequens (92450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Chicoreus infrequens (74958)