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Phyllocoma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Phyllocoma was named by Tapparone and Canefri (1881) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8082]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ergalataxinae by Wilson (1994); and to Muricidae by Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Phyllocoma Tapparone and Canefri
1994Phyllocoma Wilson p. 25
2001Phyllocoma Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPhyllocomaTapparone and Canefri 1881

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. Phyllocoma Tapparone and Canefri 1881
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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: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France P. michelottii (74861)