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Morum (Morum) oniscus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Taxonomy
Strombus oniscus was named by Linnaeaus (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Oniscia oniscus by Reeve (1849); it was recombined as Morum oniscus by Gabb (1881), Woodring et al. (1924), Clench and Abbott (1943) and Petuch (1994); it was recombined as Lambidium oniscus by Dall and Simpson (1901); it was recombined as Morum (Morum) oniscus by Rios (1980), Vokes and Vokes (1983), Vokes (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dunkeri, M. harrisi, M. peruvianum, M. charanalensis, M. chiraensis, M. peruviana, M. antiquum

Synonyms
  • Morum floridiana was named by Tucker and Wilson (1933) [HISTORY: Synonym of M. (M.) oniscus (Linnaeaus 1767) [Vokes 1998].]. It is extant.

    It was corrected as Morum floridianum by Petuch (1994); it was synonymized subjectively with Morum (Morum) oniscus by Vokes (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Strombus oniscus Linnaeaus p. 1210
1849Oniscia oniscus Reeve
1881Morum oniscus Gabb p. 357
1901Lambidium oniscus Dall and Simpson p. 419
1924Morum oniscus Woodring et al. p. 251
1933Morum floridiana Tucker and Wilson p. 9
1943Morum oniscus Clench and Abbott
1980Morum (Morum) oniscus Rios p. 68
1983Morum (Morum) oniscus Vokes and Vokes p. 22
1994Morum floridianum Petuch p. 86
1994Morum oniscus Petuch p. 86
1998Morum (Morum) oniscus Vokes p. 15

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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
familyHarpidaeBronn 1849
genusMorumRöding 1798
subgenusMorumRöding 1798
speciesoniscus(Linnaeaus 1767)

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.

Morum (Morum) oniscus Linnaeaus 1767
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Invalid names: Morum floridiana Tucker and Wilson 1933 [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 08:21:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Morum oniscus (84983)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Morum oniscus (74964 74968)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Morum oniscus (96519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Morum oniscus (96440)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Morum oniscus (35025)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Morum oniscus (60880)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Morum oniscus (35031 67070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Morum oniscus (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Morum oniscus (80407)