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Magilus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Magilus was named by Monfort (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Magilidae by MacNeil (1960) and Ladd (1977); to Coralliophilinae by Wilson (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Magilus Monfort
1960Magilus MacNeil p. 66
1977Magilus Ladd p. 44
1994Magilus Wilson p. 19
2002Magilus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
familyMagilidaeThiele 1925
genusMagilusMonfort 1810

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. Magilus Monfort 1810
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Magilus antiquus Montfort 1810
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) M. sp. (176560)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia M. antiquus (70174)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) M. ficiformis (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia M. antiquus (70098 70099)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) M. streami (79958)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Okinawa) M. antiquus (42357 42360)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt M. antiquus (120129)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles M. sp. (80966 81007)