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Muricinae
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Muricinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 65 (31%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Muricidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. F. Ponder and A. Warén. 1988. Appendix: classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - a list of the family-group names and higher taxa. Malacological Review Suppl. 4:288-326 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bolinus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Caelobassus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Chicomurex genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Chicoreus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 418 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Crassimurex ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Haustellum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 135 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Homolocantha genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Maxwellia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Murex genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 277 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pazinotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Phyllonotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 79 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Poirieria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 175 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Vokesimurex genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 154 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1776 | Muricinae da Costa |
1960 | Muricinae MacNeil p. 62 |
1968 | Muricinae Vokes p. 92 |
1974 | Muricinae Abbott p. 171 |
1975 | Muricinae Vokes p. 132 |
1976 | Muricinae Vokes p. 105 |
1984 | Muricinae Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 109 |
1984 | Muricinae Squires p. 30 |
1987 | Muricinae Perrilliat p. 16 |
1988 | Muricinae Ponder and Warén p. 304 |
1989 | Muricinae Robba et al. p. 78 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1989 | Muricinae Vokes p. 24 |
1990 | Muricinae Beu et al. |
1994 | Muricinae Wilson p. 26 |
1995 | Muricinae Squires and Goedert p. 265 |
2002 | Muricinae Merle and Pacaud p. 22 |
2004 | Muricinae Harzhauser p. 136 |
2005 | Muricinae Bouchet et al. p. 255 |
2005 | Muricinae DeVries p. 288 |
2006 | Muricinae Houart p. 21 |
2010 | Muricinae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 61 |
References
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!