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Fusivoluta cretacea
Taxonomy
Fusivoluta cretacea was named by Squires and Saul (2003). Its type specimen is LACMIP 12521, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10845, Clover Creek, which is in a Santonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Fusivoluta cretacea Squires and Saul pp. 156 - 158 figs. Figures 38-41 |
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†Fusivoluta cretacea Squires and Saul 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003 | Medium Fusivoluta with distinct but very fine spiral threads covering teleoconch. Collabral riblets only moderately prominent and on upper spire whorls. Teleoconch whorls rounded (not tabulate). Outer lip showing no indications of being effuse. No folds on columella. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Santonian | USA (California) | Fusivoluta cretacea (215307) | |
| Early/Lower Santonian | USA (California) | Fusivoluta cretacea (type locality: 220348) |