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Siphonochelus
Description | Siphonochelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonochelus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Siphonochelus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Siphonochelus Jousseaume, 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Le Naturaliste, 1, no. 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (24%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 38.0 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonochelus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 71 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Siphonochelus (Pilsbrytyphis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Siphonochelus (Trubatsa) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Siphonochelus aethomorpha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus angustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus arcuatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus biarritzensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus boucheti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus darienensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus erythrostigma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus evaricosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Siphonochelus generosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus lozoueti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus mozambicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus nipponensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus pavlova species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus pentaphasios species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus radwini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus riosi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus rosadoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus saltantis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus solus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus stillacandidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus syringianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus tambacounda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus tityrus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus transcurrens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus undulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus unicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus virginiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus wolffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphonochelus woodringi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tiphis parisiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Typhis cercadicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Typhis evaricosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Typhis siphonifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Choreotyphis Iredale, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Choreotyphis |
Trubatsa Dall, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Trubatsa |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1880 | Siphonochelus Jousseaume |
1936 | Typhina (Choreotyphis) Iredale p. 324 |
1963 | Eotyphis Tembrock p. 322 |
1969 | Siphonochelus Gertman p. 147 |
1983 | Siphonochelus Vokes p. 128 |
1992 | Siphonochelus Perrilliat p. 25 |
1994 | Siphonochelus Wilson p. 53 |
2001 | Siphonochelus Todd |
2002 | Siphonochelus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Siphonochelus Landau et al. p. 59 |
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!