Fusitriton Cossmann 1903 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative spellings: Argobuccinum (Fusitriton), Fusitron

Full reference: M. Cossmann. 1903. Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée 5:1-215

Parent taxon: Ranellinae according to P. Bouchet 2015

See also Cossmann 1903, Hickman 1980, Nielson and Valdovinos 2008, Oldroyd 1925, Sepkoski 2002, Vargas Barría 2019, Wilson 1993 and Woodring 1938

Sister taxa: Ameranella, Crassicymatium, Cymatona, Gutturinium, Gyrineum, Halgyrineum, Priene, Ranularia, Reticutriton, Septa, Turritriton

Subtaxa: Fusitriton magellanicus Fusitriton oregonensis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), United States (28: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Japan (7), United States (13: California)

• Miocene of Japan (1), United States (4: Alaska, Washington)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (2: Oregon)

Total: 58 collections including 59 occurrences

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