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Crassimurex

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Crassimurex was named by Merle (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-l].

It was assigned to Muricinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Vermeij and Lozouet (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Crassimurex Merle
1995Crassimurex Pacaud and Le Renard p. 164
2002Crassimurex Sepkoski
2012Crassimurex Vermeij and Lozouet p. 83

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCrassimurexMerle 1989

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. †Crassimurex Merle 1989
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Crassimurex akoi Adegoke 1977
Crassimurex calcitrapa Lamarck 1803
Crassimurex crispus Lamarck 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available