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Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula burdigalensis was named by Sowerby (1824) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Fulguroficus burdigalensis by Sacco (1891); it was recombined as Pyrula (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis by Schaffer (1912); it was recombined as Pirula (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis by Cossmann and Peyrot (1922); it was recombined as Pirula burdigalensis by Glibert (1952); it was recombined as Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis by Steininger (1971), Harzhauser (2002) and Moths et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. nucleoides, F. redmondi, Ficus tricostatus, Priscoficus juvenis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Pyrula burdigalensis Sowerby
1891Fulguroficus burdigalensis Sacco p. 41
1912Pyrula (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Schaffer p. 139
1922Pirula (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Cossmann and Peyrot p. 341
1952Pirula burdigalensis Glibert p. 282
1971Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Steininger p. 397
2002Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Harzhauser p. 91
2010Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) burdigalensis Moths et al. p. 35

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusFicopsisRöding 1798
subgenusFulguroficus(Grabau 1904)
speciesburdigalensis(Sowerby 1824)

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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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Ficopsis burdigalensis (70242)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Ficopsis burdigalensis (77624)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Ficopsis burdigalensis (65161)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Ficopsis burdigalensis (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Ficopsis burdigalensis (48660)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Ficopsis burdigalensis (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Ficopsis burdigalensis (70191)