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Jaton

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Jaton was named by Pusch (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1272]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Purpura (Jaton) by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

It was assigned to Purpura by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Landau et al. (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Jaton Pusch
1931Purpura (Jaton) Grant, IV and Gale
2002Jaton Sepkoski
2007Jaton Landau et al. p. 36

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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
genusJatonPusch 1837

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. Jaton Pusch 1837
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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

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France J. dufrenoyi (74861)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain J. sowerbyi (80561 80562 80563)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) J. carpenteri (189542)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) J. carpenteri (207761)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Purpura santarosana (59063)