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Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis harrisi was named by Olsson (1914) [TYPE LOCALITY: Alum Bluff, Florida (Miocene). TYPE REPOSITORY: PRI, New York.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is TU 73 - "Dripping Springs" [Jackson Bluff Fm], which is in a Pliocene coastal sandstone in the Jackson Bluff Formation of Florida.

It was recombined as Typhis (Typhina) harrisi by Keen (1944); it was recombined as Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi by Gertman (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. hebetatus, T. japonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Typhis harrisi Olsson p. 8 figs. pl. 2, figs. 7, 9
1944Typhis (Typhina) harrisi Keen p. 55
1969Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi Gertman p. 151

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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
genusTyphisMontfort 1810
subgenusRugotyphisVella 1961
speciesharrisi()

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.

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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 28.40000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Typhis harrisi (92606)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Typhis harrisi (92447)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Typhis harrisi (92344 92440 92442 92443 type locality: 92576)