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Paratrophon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Paratrophon was named by Finlay (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 681]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Trophoninae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Paratrophon Finlay
1990Paratrophon Beu et al. p. 414
2002Paratrophon 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
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusParatrophonFinlay 1926

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. Paratrophon Finlay 1926
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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) P. sp. (35126 35127)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) P. quoyi (94818)