Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Alternative combinations: Fusus (Priscofusus) hecoxi, Fusus hecoxi
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1908. Descriptions of new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils from the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34(1617):345-389
Belongs to Fusinus (Priscofusus) according to N. M. Tegland 1933
See also Arnold 1908, Clark 1918 and Wagner and Schilling 1923
Sister taxa: Fusinus (Priscofusus) hannibali, Fusinus (Priscofusus) sanctaecrucis, Fusus (Priscofusus) stanfordensis, Priscofusus chehalisensis, Priscofusus coli, Priscofusus foxi, Priscofusus geniculus, Priscofusus goweri, Priscofusus medialis, Priscofusus slipensis, Priscofusus stewarti
Type specimen: USNM 165446, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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