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Falsifusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Falsifusus is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fusinidae by Gardner (1947); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Falsifusus Gardner p. 448
2002Falsifusus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusFalsifusus

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.

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Falsifusus marysvillensis Merriam and Turner 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height24.513.505.804.651.63

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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Serravallian or 72.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) F. mesozoicus, F. convexus (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) F. sp. (205541)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Texas) F. sp. (86406)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) F. harrisi (2861)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) F. harrisi (98701 98830 205261) F. harrisi, F. tobar (85315) F. problematicus, F. sp. (205466) F. sp. A (91778) F. sp. B (91832 108741)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Texas) F. tobar (91825 99003)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7USA (Texas) F. harrisi (86328)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) F. harrisi (52190)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) F. harrisi (2917 2918 2919 84471 86172 86180 86181 86182 86184 86186 90606 98429 205499) F. harrisi, F. sp. (84469) F. ottonis (205452 205472)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) F. ottonis (90439)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) F. sp. (167604) Turris suturalis (122294)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) F. marysvillensis (146900)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) F. ottonis (98277) F. sp. (80779)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) F. ottonis (7788 7789 84337) F. ottonis, F. sp. (83950)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Mexico (Nuevo Leon) F. carexus (42992) F. mortoniopsis (42991 42993 42994)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (New Jersey) F. hector (91760)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) F. bastropensis (90455 101198) F. bastropensis, F. ludovicianus (205532) F. ottonis (205223) F. ottonis, F. sp. (205520 205533) F. perobliquus (90651) F. sp. (205440 205503)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) F. bastropensis (44405 44517 92381 92386 98787) F. ludlovicianus (98940)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) F. apicalis (205484) F. apicalis, F. bastropensis (205480) F. apicalis, F. ludovicianus (205266 205410) F. apicalis, F. ludovicianus, F. spp. (205422) F. bastropensis (90885) F. houstonensis, F. apicalis (91809) F. houstonensis, F. ludlovicianus (90454) F. houstonensis, F. sp. (205485) F. ludlovicianus (91119) F. ludovicianus (205461) F. sp., F. ludovicianus (205267)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) F. bastropensis (2451 90706 90707 99736) F. bastropensis, F. perobliquus (2449) F. ludlovicianus (2437) F. ludovicianus (205508)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) F. ludlovicianus (2453 2454) F. sp. (205489) F. subfilosus (90600)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) F. sp. (111204)