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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murex : Murex pachystirus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murex : Murex pachystirus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Murex |
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Scientific Name | Murex pachystirus (Tate, 1888) |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Murex pachystirus | species | belongs to Murex (Rhinocantha) | stated without evidence | Tate, 1888 | Murex pachystirus | species | belongs to Murex | stated with evidence | Darragh, 1970 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricidae) |
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Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Muricidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Tate. 1888. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia 10:91-171 |
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