Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Synonyms: Neptunea (Tritonofusus) Beck 1847, Tritonofusus Beck 1847
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Gabb 1869, Hickman 1980, Kiel and Goedert 2007, Sepkoski 2002, Stilwell et al. 2004, Titova 1994 and Vaught et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Colus (Aulacofusus) Colus altus Colus arctatus Colus gracilis Colus hollboelli Colus islandicus Colus precursor Colus pygmaeus Colus rearensis Colus sekiuensis Colus stimpsoni Tritonofusus (Plicifusus) Tritonofusus fortunasensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Greenland (1), Iceland (1), Ireland (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (7: Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), Iceland (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (3: Alaska, California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (2: Alaska)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), Japan (1), United States (4: Alaska)
• Oligocene of Japan (3), the Russian Federation (2), United States (6: Alaska, Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (1)
Total: 57 collections including 59 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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