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Monoplex ritteri

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Cymatium (Gutturnium) ritteri was named by Schmelz (1989). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cymatium ritteri by Petuch (1997); it was recombined as Monoplex ritteri by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cymatium (Gutturnium) ritteri Schmelz p. 137 figs. figs. 1a-b, 2a-b
1997Cymatium ritteri Petuch p. 101
2010Monoplex ritteri Beu p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusMonoplexPerry 1811
speciesritteri(Schmelz 1989)

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.

Monoplex ritteri Schmelz 1989
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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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Monoplex ritteri (41832)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Monoplex ritteri (96434)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Monoplex ritteri (35018 89574 89575 89576 91536 92379 92458 92550 92556 92558)