Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Chicoreus (Triplex) foliosus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex foliosus was named by Bellardi (1873). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chicoreus (Triplex) foliosus by Landau et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Murex foliosus Bellardi p. 80 figs. pl. 6, fig. 5
1873Murex eximius Bellardi p. 81 figs. pl. 6, fig. 7
1875Murex dujardini Tournouër p. 151 figs. pl. 5, fig. 4
2007Chicoreus (Triplex) foliosus Landau et al. p. 15

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusChicoreusMonfort 1810
subgenusTriplexPerry 1810
speciesfoliosus(Bellardi 1873)

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.

show all | hide all
Invalid names: Murex dujardini Tournouër 1875 [synonym], Murex eximius Bellardi 1873 [synonym]
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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Chicoreus foliosus (80562)