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WORLDWIDE - International Fossil Shell Museum (Stichting Schepsel Schelp)
Perhaps the best, most comprehensive image gallery out there. Photos and collecting information for all types of fossil mollusks, with photos organized by both country and geology.
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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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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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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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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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Marine
Life Photography - Family Muricidae
Specimen photos from the many species of muricids found near Hawaii today -
thus a good reference for identifying Hawaiian fossils and subfossils.
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Reverse
Coiled Gastropods (H. G. Lee)
Several nice pictures of (modern) sinistral muricids.
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Conchology, Inc. (Guido
& Philippe 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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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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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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MyFOSSIL - Social Paleontology
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The Paleontology Portal
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NMITA:
Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America
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