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Thaisella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Thaisella was named by Clench (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 854]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Thais (Thaisella) by Addicott (1970) and Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Thais by Addicott (1970) and Todd (2001); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rapaninae by Vermeij and Herbert (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Thaisella Clench
1970Thais (Thaisella) Addicott p. 85
2001Thais (Thaisella) Todd
2002Thaisella Sepkoski
2004Thaisella Vermeij and Herbert p. 157

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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
genusThaisellaClench 1947

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. Thaisella Clench 1947
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Thais edmondi (196138)