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Dermomurex

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Description

Dermomurex 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/Dermomurex, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2304152	https://www.gbif.org/species/2304152
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	11029	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=11029

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Dermomurex

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Prosobranchia	Milne-Edwards 1848
superorder	Caenogastropoda	Cox 1959
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Muricidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Dermomurex	Monterosato 1890

Scientific Name

Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890

Name Published In

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6): 140-151 [1 marzo]; 9(7): 157-166 [1 aprile]; 9(8): 181-191 [1 maggio].

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1975
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricidae	stated without evidence	Petuch, 1988
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricinae	implied	Wilson, 1994
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricidae	stated with evidence	Todd, 2001
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Neogastropoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricidae	stated with evidence	Landau et al., 2007
Dermomurex	genus	belongs to Muricidae	stated without evidence	Darragh, 2017

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

14 (61%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

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/Dermomurex

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Dermomurex (Dermomurex) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		40	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermomurex (Takia) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermomurex (Trialatella) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		20	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermomurex (Viator) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		20	33.9 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Dermomurex abyssicolus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex africanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex agnesae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex alabastrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex angustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex antecessor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex antonius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex bakeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex bathyrhaphe species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex bezoyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex binghamae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex bobyini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex boucheti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex charlesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex colombi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex coonsorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex cracentis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex cunninghamae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex curviductus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex distinctus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex elizabethae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex fajouensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex fitialeatai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex glicksteini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex gofasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex goldsteini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex granulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex gunteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex gutta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex howletti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex indentatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex infrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex kaicherae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex lanceolatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex leali species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex matercula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex myrakeenae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex neglectus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex nemethi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex obeliscus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex olssoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex oxum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex pacei species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Dermomurex pasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex pauperculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex portelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex pruvosti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex pterynoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex raywalkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex sarasuae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex sarkini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex scalaroides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex sepositus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex silicatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Dermomurex spinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex tararensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex tenellus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex triclotae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex trivaricosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex trondleorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex wareni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dermomurex worsfoldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Murex jani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Murex sexangula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Murex vaughani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Trialatella Berry, 1964	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Trialatella*
Viator E.H.Vokes, 1974	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Viator*
Takia Kuroda, 1953	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Takia*
Hexachorda Cossmann, 1903	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Hexachorda*
Gracilimurex Thiele, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Gracilimurex*
Poweria Monterosato, 1884	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Poweria*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1884	Poweria Monterosato
1890	Dermomurex Monterosato
1975	Dermomurex Vokes p. 133
1988	Dermomurex Petuch p. 152
1994	Dermomurex Wilson p. 28
2001	Dermomurex Todd
2002	Dermomurex Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Hexachorda Sepkoski, Jr.
2007	Dermomurex Landau et al. p. 22
2017	Dermomurex Darragh p. 74

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Vokes E. H. (1975) Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part VI - Aspella and Dermomurex, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11 3, 121-162

Petuch E. J. (1988) , Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks, 1-217

Wilson B. (1994) , Australian Marine Shells 2

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections

Landau B., Houart R., et al (2007) The Early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, Southern Spain. Part 7: Muricidae, Palaeontos 11, 1-87

Darragh T. A. (2017) Further Mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum 32, 29-100 doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.32(1).2017.029-100

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Natural. Sicil., 9 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6): 140-151 [1 marzo]; 9(7): 157-166 [1 aprile]; 9(8): 181-191 [1 maggio]. - via World Register of Marine Species

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