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Concholepas

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Concholepas was named by Lamarck (1801) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rapaninae by DeVries (2000); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Kiessling (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Concholepas Lamarck
2000Concholepas DeVries p. 43
2002Concholepas Sepkoski
2004Concholepas Kiessling

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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
subfamilyRapaninaeGray 1853
genusConcholepasLamarck 1801

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. Concholepas Lamarck 1801
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†Concholepas camerata DeVries 2000
†Concholepas chirotensis DeVries 2000
Concholepas concholepas Bruguiére 1789
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Invalid names: Concholepas peruviana Lamarck 1801 [synonym]
†Concholepas drezi Vokes 1972
†Concholepas kieneri Hupé 1854
†Concholepas nodosa Möricke 1896
†Concholepas unguis DeVries 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: Thick calcitic out shell [Lazareth, 2007 #11254]g
Created: 2008-02-27 09:28:56
Modified: 2008-02-27 11:28:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru C. sp. (41616)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Chile (Copiapó) C. kienieri, C. nodosa (223453) C. nodosa (223434)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) C. drezi (92460 92556)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru C. sp. (76635)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru C. chirotensis (80507) C. chirotensis, C. unguis (80497) C. nodosa, C. kieneri (76597) C. unguis (80436)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) C. bieneri (222872)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru C. nodosa (89182)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Chile C. kieneri (80567)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru C. kieneri (80500 80520 80554)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru C. kieneri (13079)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru C. kieneri (80526 80551 80552 80553 89176 89177 89178 89183 89184) C. nodosa (89174)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile C. nodosa, C. kieneri (80566)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Antofagasta) C. nodosa (96707)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Copiapó) C. nodosa (222883)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Coquimbo) C. sp. (222344)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) C. concholepas (222364)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru C. camerata (80506 80541 89175 89179) C. camerata, C. concholepas (80406) C. camerata, C. nodosa (80409) C. concholepas (89180 89181) C. nodosa (80487)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) C. concholepas (221938)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chile C. camerata (142300)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) C. concholepas (222834 222837 222838 222840 222841 222873 222874 222875 222876 222879 222880)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) C. concholepas (223289 223290 223291 223689)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Chile (Coquimbo) C. concholepas (221614)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) C. concholepas (223446 223451)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) C. concholepas (219105)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Peru C. concholepas (80426)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru C. concholepas (76643)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) C. concholepas (43708 43710)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) C. concholepas (96672)