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Hexaplex (Hexaplex)
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Hexaplex : Hexaplex (Hexaplex) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Muricidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. H. Vokes. 1968. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part IV - Hexaplex and Murexiella. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6(3):85-126 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) katherinae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) strausi species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 27 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1810 | Hexaplex (Hexaplex) Perry |
1968 | Hexaplex (Hexaplex) Vokes p. 92 |
References
Vokes E. H. (1968) Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part IV - Hexaplex and Murexiella, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6 3, 85-126 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!