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Pyrifusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pyrifusus was named by Conrad (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-l K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Melongenidae by Sohl (1964), Sohl (1964); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pyrifusus Conrad
1964Pyrifusus Sohl p. 195
2002Pyrifusus 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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusPyrifususConrad 1858

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. †Pyrifusus Conrad 1858
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†Pyrifusus crassus Sohl 1964
†Pyrifusus ejundicus Sohl 1964
†Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad 1858
†Pyrifusus subliratus Wade 1926
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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) P. pseudorigida, P. rigida (47109)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) P. sinuocostatus (6135)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) P. sp. (7513)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) P. sinuocostatus (6660) P. subdensatus (32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) P. sp. (6146)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) P. subdensatus, P. subliratus (88357)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) P. meeki (3883)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) P. ejundicus, P. subliratus (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) P. sp. (4110) P. subdensatus (7474 7476 7586 7590 7593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) P. sp. (4279 4296)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) P. sp. (4243 4245 4247 4249 4254 4264)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) P. sp. (4137 4142 4147 4150 4151 4154 4156 4158 4160 4161 4163 4164 4165 4167 4170 4171 4172 7471) P. subdensatus (4124 4125 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) P. sp. (4178 4179 4180 4183 4184 4186 4187 4193 4194 4197 4199 4200 4201 4202 4203 4205 4206 4207 4215 4216 4225 4228 4230 4231)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) P. sp. (4401 4463)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) P. sp. (4359)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) P. crassus (4368) P. crassus, P. subdensatus (4369 4370) P. sp. (4365)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) P. sp. (4377)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) P. macfarlandi (26818)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) P. sp., P. crassus, P. subliratus (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) P. sp. (4586)