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Forsia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae

Taxonomy
Forsia was named by Saul (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1212]. Its type is Forsia baia.

It was assigned to Perissityidae by Saul (1988); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. baia (type species), F. lorda, F. popenoei
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2020-11-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Forsia Saul p. 5
2002Forsia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinaceae(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPerissityidae
genusForsia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Forsia Saul 1988
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Forsia baia Saul 1988
Forsia lorda Saul 1988
Forsia popenoei Saul 1988
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul 1988Turriculate perissityids that have a long slender abaperturally flexed anterior canal. They are sculptured by spiral threads that are most prominent on the noded angulate periphery. The growth line is shallowly sinused on the ramp, opisthocline across the noded peripheral angulation, and broadly antisinused on the siphonal neck. The aperture is elliptical. The flared outer lip has a strong, rounded varix that bears within a tooth anterior to the posterior notch, two strong teeth at the periphery, and a variable number of denticles adjacent to the anterior siphonal canal. The inner lip is clearly demarked, of moderate width, and has a parietal ridge or row of small denticles and two strong parallel horizontal pseudofolds nearly opposite the two strongest teeth of the outer lip.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) F. lorda (69307 207435 215315)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) F. lorda (215319)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) F. lorda (86780 86781 86955)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) F. baia (3885 69312 86939) F. popenoei (86936)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) F. popenoei (185174)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) F. popenoei (210588)