Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative spellings: Fusinus (Priscofusus), Fusus (Priscofusus)
Parent taxon: Fusininae according to M. A. Snyder 2003
See also Addicott 1970, Arnold 1908, Clark and Arnold 1923, Dickerson 1913, Durham 1944, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Moore 1976, Moore 1984, Oleinik and Marincovich 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Africolithes, Anomalofusus, Aptyxis, Araiofusus, Buccinofusus, Clavilithes, Cyrtulus, Falsicolus, Falsifusus, Fredenia, Fusinus, Glaphyrina, Granulifusus, Harasewychia, Heilprinia, Hesperaptyxis, Lamarckofusus, Lepidocolus, Ollaphon, Perrilliata, Profusinus, Pseudoaptyxis, Pullincola, Remera, Solutofusus, Streptochetus, Streptodictyon, Taioma, Tectifusus, Trophonofusus
Subtaxa: Fusinus (Priscofusus) hannibali Fusinus (Priscofusus) hecoxi Fusinus (Priscofusus) sanctaecrucis Fusus (Priscofusus) stanfordensis Priscofusus cammani Priscofusus coli Priscofusus coosensis Priscofusus foxi Priscofusus geniculus Priscofusus goweri Priscofusus medialis Priscofusus slipensis Priscofusus stewarti
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Miocene of United States (21: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of Canada (4: British Columbia), Japan (1), United States (28: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (4: California, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 59 collections including 71 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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