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Bellifusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Bellifusus was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fasciolariinae by Sohl (1964), Sohl (1964) and Snyder (2003).

Species
B. angulicostatus, B. curvicostatus, B. spinosus
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. coronatus, B. willistoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Bellifusus Stephenson
1964Bellifusus Sohl p. 202
2002Bellifusus Sepkoski
2003Bellifusus Snyder p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusBellifususStephenson 1941

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.

G. †Bellifusus Stephenson 1941
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†Bellifusus spinosus Sohl 1964
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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (155 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) B. sp. (3091 3096)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) B. sp. (3215)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) B. gracilistriatus (53504) B. sp. (54162 55930) B. willistoni (55190)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Germany B. sp. (196660)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) B. sp. (6119 6122)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) B. sp. (7513)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) B. angulicostata (32141) B. sp. (6660) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) B. robustus (7472 7482) B. sp. (7481)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) B. sp. 1, B. sp. 2 (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) B. curvicostatus (6171) B. sp. (6145 6170) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (6156)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. angulicostatus, B. curvicostatus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. angulicostata (4601) B. buffaloensis (7583) B. coronatus, B. sp. (7570) B. deatsvillensis (7489) B. sp. (4537 4576 4607 205541 205543) B. tennistriatus (7480)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. curvicostatus (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) B. spinosus (4390)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. sp. (7607)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) B. curvicostatus (4380)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) B. curvicostatus (7461 7462)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. angulicostatus, B. curvicostatus (7586 7592) B. curvicostatus (7476 7478 7487 7590 7591 7593) B. sp. (4104) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (4110)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) B. curvicostatus (4243 4246) B. sp. (4238 4242 4251 4253 4255 4283 4333) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (4247)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) B. angulicostata, B. curvicostatus, B. spinosus (4279) B. sp. (4267 4280 4281 4294 4318)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. curvicostatus (4106) B. curvicostatus crenulatus (7465) B. sp. (4143 4148 4154 4156 4160 4161 4164 4165 4167 4171 4172) B. spinosus (4126)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) B. curvicostatus (4367 4369) B. sp. (4365 4371 4372) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (4368)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland B. septemcostatus (27818 27819 27822)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) B. curvicostatus (4237) B. sp. (4174 4175 4177 4178 4179 4180 4183 4186 4187 4192 4193 4194 4197 4200 4201 4202 4203 4205 4206 4207 4211 4215 4216 4217 4222 4225 4228 4229 4230 4231 83225 83237 83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) B. crassicostatus, B. sp. (4355) B. sp. (4342) B. sp., B. curvicostatus (4354)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. coronatus (5557) B. crassicostatus, B. deatsvillensis, B. multicostatus (4475) B. deatsvillensis (4427 4435 4440 4445 4446 4453 4454 4455 4460 4465 4473 4507) B. deatsvillensis, B. angulicostata (4441) B. sp. (4399 4411 4413 4414 4426 4436 4444 4456 4459 4490 4491 4500 5554)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. spinosus (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) B. sp. (4385)