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Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus
Taxonomy
Murex engonatus was named by Conrad (1833). Its type specimen is ANSP 31386, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 78 - Claiborne Bluff [Gosport Sand], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the Gosport Sand Formation of Alabama.
It was recombined as Murex (Pterynotus) engonatus by Dall (1890); it was recombined as Murex (Phyllonotus) engonatus by Palmer (1947); it was recombined as Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus by Vokes (1968).
It was recombined as Murex (Pterynotus) engonatus by Dall (1890); it was recombined as Murex (Phyllonotus) engonatus by Palmer (1947); it was recombined as Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus by Vokes (1968).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1833 | Murex engonatus Conrad p. 30 figs. pl. 16, fig. 2 |
1834 | Fusus sexangulus Conrad p. 144 |
1890 | Murex (Pterynotus) engonatus Dall p. 142 |
1947 | Murex (Phyllonotus) engonatus Palmer p. 341 |
1968 | Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus Vokes p. 97 |
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†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Fusus sexangulus Conrad 1834 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available