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Trajana (Trajana) laqueorata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Murex laqueoratus was named by Spieker (1922). Its type specimen is YPM 502, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trajana (Trajana) laqueorata by Vokes (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Murex laqueoratus Spieker pp. 51-52 figs. Pl. 2: 4
1969Trajana (Trajana) laqueorata Vokes p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusTrajanaGardner 1948
subgenusTrajanaGardner 1948
specieslaqueorata()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Murex laqueoratus (59002)