Fusus argutus Clark 1895 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae

Full reference: W. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6

Belongs to Fusus according to W. B. Clark 1895

Sister taxa: Fusus (Butonius), Fusus abbreviatus, Fusus aciculatus, Fusus aequilateralis, Fusus aigneri, Fusus alligatus, Fusus angulatus, Fusus antiquus, Fusus apicalis, Fusus aratus, Fusus asperulus, Fusus biplicatus, Fusus buddhaicus, Fusus bullata, Fusus citharellus, Fusus clavellatus, Fusus climacodes, Fusus cochleatus, Fusus conus, Fusus coronatus, Fusus crassus, Fusus cuvirostris, Fusus cylindricus, Fusus drepanophorus, Fusus dumblei, Fusus dumetosus, Fusus exactus, Fusus excisus, Fusus faxensis, Fusus ficulacus, Fusus filiformis, Fusus flexuosus, Fusus funiculatus, Fusus funiculosus, Fusus gippslandicus, Fusus hehlii, Fusus heptagonus, Fusus hordeolus, Fusus houstonensis, Fusus humei, Fusus insectoides, Fusus intortus, Fusus javanus, Fusus laevigatus, Fusus laufensis, Fusus lewisensis, Fusus longaevus, Fusus ludovicianus, Fusus marginatus, Fusus marnochi, Fusus mexicanus, Fusus minor, Fusus minutus, Fusus miocosmius, Fusus mississippiensis, Fusus montesanoensis, Fusus mortoni, Fusus nodosocarinatus, Fusus nodulosus, Fusus obscurus, Fusus pearlensis, Fusus perobliquus, Fusus plicatus, Fusus porrectus, Fusus promensis, Fusus roncanus, Fusus rudis, Fusus rugosus, Fusus sanctaecrucis, Fusus scalaroides, Fusus senonensis, Fusus sentocosus, Fusus spiniferus, Fusus striatulus, Fusus subcancellatus, Fusus subulatus, Fusus supraplanus, Fusus terebralis, Fusus tholoides, Fusus torosus, Fusus truncatulus, Fusus tumidus, Fusus uniplicatus, Fusus variabilis, Fusus vicksburgensis, Fusus warlii, Fusus washingtoniana, Fusus willisi

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Fusus argutus in the database

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