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Cymia (Cymia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Cymia (Cymia) was named by Mörch (1860). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cymia by Mörch (1860), Woodring (1959), Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Cymia (Cymia) Mörch
1959Cymia (Cymia) Woodring p. 223
2001Cymia (Cymia) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCymiaMörch 1860
subgenusCymiaMörch 1860

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.

Subg. Cymia (Cymia) Mörch 1860
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†Cymia (Cymia) cheloma Woodring 1959
†Cymia (Cymia) henekeni Maury 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Cymia henekeni (74962 93774 94143 131503 131524 131526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cymia henekeni (93680 131477 131500 131501 131504 131505 131506)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Haiti Cymia henekeni (92454)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cymia cheloma (52169 52170) Cymia sp. (145524)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Cymia sp. (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Cymia buchivacoana (131220) Cymia hasletti (131219)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Cymia brightoniana (60409 60410 60644 60649 60653 60655)