Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative spelling: Fusinus (Heilprinia)
Parent taxon: Fusininae according to M. A. Snyder 2003
See also DuBar 1958, Oldroyd 1925, Olsson and Harbison 1953, Sepkoski 2002 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Africolithes, Anomalofusus, Aptyxis, Araiofusus, Buccinofusus, Clavilithes, Cyrtulus, Falsicolus, Falsifusus, Fredenia, Fusinus, Glaphyrina, Granulifusus, Harasewychia, Hesperaptyxis, Lamarckofusus, Lepidocolus, Ollaphon, Perrilliata, Priscofusus, Profusinus, Pseudoaptyxis, Pullincola, Remera, Solutofusus, Streptochetus, Streptodictyon, Taioma, Tectifusus, Trophonofusus
Subtaxa: Heilprinia caloosaensis Heilprinia dalli Heilprinia lindae
Type: Fusus caloosaensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (8: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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