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Coralliophila (Pseudomurex)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) was named by Monterosato (1872). It is extant.

It was assigned to Coralliophila by Monterosato (1872), Ladd (1977) and Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) Monterosato
1977Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) Ladd p. 41
2001Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) Todd

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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
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
genusCoralliophilaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusPseudomurexMonterosato 1872

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.

Subg. Coralliophila (Pseudomurex) Monterosato 1872
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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: base of the Badenian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 13.65000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Coralliophila bracteata (61898 61905 61906 62886)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Coralliophila bracteata (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Palau Coralliophila bayeri (77930)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Coralliophila macneili (77985)