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AUSTRIA
- Austrofossil
This site allows you to search for literature
citations of fossil Muricidae species from the Vienna Basin of Austria and
surrounding regions. Click on the "search" link, then enter the desired genus or
subgenus in the "generic name" text box. To see a fairly
complete list of all the Muricidae, try entering "Murex" in the box.
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AUSTRIA - OeTyp:
Catalogue of Palaeontological Types in Austrian Collections
This site allows you to search for type specimens, and shows you the full
literature reference for each, as well as the museum that houses each
specimen. Select the "Search Database" link, then type
"murex" in the "genus: " text box.
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AUSTRIA
- Fossil Miocene Mollusca (by Wolfgang Fischer)
Site contains links to a few photos of fossil muricids from the Miocene of
Austria.
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DENMARK
- Artikler
om fossiler - Muricider i Danmarks tertiære aflejringer
Useful information on the fossil
Muricidae of Denmark, including species lists by geologic epoch and formation,
as well as some photos.
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FRANCE -
Cossmannia
Click on the "Photos du mois" link, then "Photos du mois précédents,"
and select a region. The thumbnail photos are a bit blurry, but the
larger photos that appear once you have clicked on a thumbnail look very nice,
and show specimens from several different angles with a very good level of
detail.
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FRANCE - Paléontologie :: eocène parisien - miocène du sud-ouest
This site has hundreds of photos of fossil shells (including muricids)
from both the Eocene of the Paris Basin, and the Miocene of southwest
France. One of the dropdown menus allows you to select the family
Muricidae. Since the Europeans often display their shells "upside
down" from the way we Americans do (I guess maybe it is actually us who
are "upside down"!), I find it easier to look at the photos on my
laptop, so that I can flip them around the way I am used to viewing them --
saves my neck muscles too!
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ITALY
- Catalogo Interattivo Molluschi del Pliocene italiano
Provides a list of mollusk species (including muricids) found in the Pliocene
of Italy. Unfortunately, most of the images appear to be blanked out
right now. From the home page, select CATALOGO, GASTROPODA,
NEOGASTROPODA, MURICOIDEA.
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PERU
- Fossils of the Pisco Basin
Photos of fossil Muricidae found in the beds of southern Peru, along with site
photos and a stratigraphic chart. Click on "Fossils" in the
lefthand menu, then select the "Muricidae" icon.
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POLAND
- Middle
Miocene Gastropods from Korytnica, Poland (by Waclaw Baluk)
A large number of photos of muricid species found in the Miocene of
Poland. Most species have more than one figured specimen.
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UNITED KINGDOM - A Collection of Eocene
and Oligocene Fossils (by Alan Morton)
A good source of information on the fossil mollusk sites in the UK. The
photos are excellent, and there are a number of fossil Muricidae included.
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WESTERN
EUROPE - European Caenozoic Fossils (ECCG)
Currently has species lists and stratigraphic information on the Oligocene,
Miocene, and Pliocene of Belgium; the Miocene of Denmark; the Pliocene of
Spain, and the Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene of the Netherlands..
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WORLDWIDE -
International Fossil
Shell Museum (Stichting Schepsel Schelp)
Photos and collecting information for all types of fossil mollusks, with
photos organized by both country and geology.
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Museum Collections
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Holotype
Gallery (FLMNH Invertebrate Paleontology)
This site provides an opportunity to view the holotype specimens of fossil
Muricidae in the collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History in
Gainesville, Florida. New photos are being added all the time.
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Search
the Collections (FLMNH Invertebrate Paleontology)
This site allows you to search the collections of the Florida Museum of
Natural History. No photos, but complete information on each lot,
including taxonomic, geographic, and geologic information. A bit
difficult to navigate through the results set if your search is too broad, so
try to search within a particular species or formation to start out, until you
see how many records are returned.
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Fossils:
Virtual Scientific Collection of French Tertiary Fossils (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle,
France)
Search for species in the M.N.H.N. collection, by geologic stage and individual
locality, or view figured specimens. You can also perform an author
search, which yields a list of publications by that author, then drill down to
see information on the species described in that work. Very useful if you
collect French fossil shells.
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| Information on Modern Murex
Species
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Digital Murex
One of the best sources of online information on the various subfamilies and
genera of the Muricidae. Occasionally you will find a reference on
fossil genera or species.
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One
Last Look at the Muricidae
A useful breakdown of the number of valid modern species by subfamily and
genus/subgenus, by Dr. Emily H. Vokes.
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Hardy's
Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
A good source of photos and information on modern mollusks, including the
Muricidae. Includes literature references, geographic distribution,
and size ranges. I often refer to this site, since many Pliocene and
Pleistocene muricids survive today. Click on the
"Gastropods" link in the home page, scroll down to
"MURICOIDEA," then browse within each subfamily.
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Reverse
Coiled Gastropods (H. G. Lee)
Several nice pictures of (modern) sinistral muricids.
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Conchology, Inc. (Guido Poppe)
Great dealer site if you want to buy modern Muricidae, or simply look at
beautiful pictures!
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| General Information on Collecting Sites
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Belgium
- Pliocene Beds near Antwerp
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Egypt
- Pleistocene beds of Hurghada
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France -
Geologic Reserve of Saucats (Miocene of the Aquitaine Basin)
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France -
Geologic Reserve of Essone (Stampian Oligocene)
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France -
Le Lutétien Libéré (click on "Gisements" to see info on
collecting localities)
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Texas,
USA - Stone
City Beds
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UK
Fossil Locations - Discovering Fossils (click on the links under the "Tertiary" category)
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UK
Fossils Network (begin by clicking a region on the map)
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Venezuela -
Cantaure Formation (part of the Código Geológico de Venezuela
website)
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General Paleontology Resources
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The Paleontology Portal
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NMITA:
Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America
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