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†Tectifusus Tate 1893 (spindle shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Parent taxon: Fusininae according to M. A. Snyder 2003

See also Darragh 2017 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, Priscofusus, Profusinus, Pseudoaptyxis, Pullincola, Remera, Solutofusus, Streptochetus, Streptodictyon, Taioma, Trophonofusus

Subtaxa: Tectifusus aldingensis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Blanche Point (SAM collection) (Eocene of Australia)

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