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Lirofusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Lirofusus was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-u Sepkoski's reference number: 700].

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fasciolariinae by Snyder (2003).

Species
L. ashelyi
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. subtenuis, L. thoracicus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Lirofusus Conrad
2002Lirofusus Sepkoski
2003Lirofusus Snyder p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusLirofususConrad 1865

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. †Lirofusus Conrad 1865
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†Lirofusus ashelyi Arnold 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Bartonian or 66.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) L. subtenuis (84474)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) L. subtenuis (205427)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Texas) L. sp. (178129)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) L. subtenuis (80495)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) L. sp. (91859)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) L. sp. (205455)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) L. subtenuis (80767 80776 80779 80792 83809 83810 90145 90609 91719 92375 98291 194354)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) L. thoracicus (81282 90469 90600 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) L. thoracicus (92308 92355 92487 92489 92490)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) L. thoracicus (2444 90706 90707 99736 205508)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) L. thoracicus (98787)