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Fusinus (Roperia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Roperia was named by Dall (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Fusus (Roperia) by Dall (1902); it was reranked as Fusinus (Roperia) by Dall (1921).

It was assigned to Fusus by Dall (1902); to Fusinus by Dall (1921); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Fusinus abruptus, Fusinus aciculatus, Fusinus acuminatus, Fusinus anglorum, Fusinus asper, Fusinus baccatus, Fusinus ballista, Fusinus californicus, Fusinus caloosaensis, Fusinus caloosaensis, Fusinus capeletti, Fusinus chehalisensis, Fusinus cinereus, Fusinus claibornica, Fusinus closer, Fusinus closter, Fusinus coosensis, Fusinus cornelianus, Fusinus dianeae, Fusinus dissimilis, Fusinus doris, Fusinus dupetitthouarsii, Fusinus elatior, Fusinus equalis, Fusinus esmeraldus, Fusinus gracillimus, Fusinus gracillinus, Fusinus graciloaustralis, Fusinus grimaldi, Fusinus hanniabli, Fusinus heilprini, Fusinus hoessii, Fusinus hontensis, Fusinus irrasus, Fusinus irregularis, Fusinus lamellosus, Fusinus leptorhynchuss, Fusinus lewisensis, Fusinus limulus, Fusinus longiroster, Fusinus macsporrani, Fusinus magnocostatus, Fusinus mathewsonii, Fusinus mellissus, Fusinus menengtenganus, Fusinus mithras, Fusinus multiliratus, Fusinus nexilis, Fusinus nexilis, Fusinus nicobaricus, Fusinus nodosoplicatus, Fusinus nodulosus, Fusinus ocelliferus, Fusinus panamensis, Fusinus perplexus, Fusinus phillippiana, Fusinus porrectus, Fusinus prevosti, Fusinus pustulatus, Fusinus pyrulatus, Fusinus regnorum, Fusinus remondi, Fusinus reticulatus, Fusinus reussi, Fusinus rostratus, Fusinus rudis, Fusinus simplex, Fusinus sismondai, Fusinus soperis, Fusinus stanfordensis, Fusinus subabbreviatus, Fusinus suraknisos, Fusinus terryi, Fusinus townsendi, Fusinus tuberculatus, Fusinus tulipa, Fusinus ulcimus, Fusinus undatus, Fusinus vindobonensis, Fusinus vokesi, Fusinus wahaoicus, Fusinus waltonensis, Fusinus washingtoniana, Fusinus watermani, Fusinus willisi, Fusinus willisi, Fusinus wolfi, Fusinus zaframboliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Roperia Dall
1902Fusus (Roperia) Dall
1921Fusinus (Roperia) Dall p. 88
2002Roperia Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusFusinusRafinesque 1815
subgenusRoperia(Dall 1898)

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.

Subg. Fusinus (Roperia) Dall 1898
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Roperia poulsoni Carpenter 1864 [Poulson's dwarf triton]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ocinebra poulsoni (96593)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Tritonalia poulsoni (237610)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Ocinebra poulsoni (222663 222664) Tritonalia poulsoni (96894 222998)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Ocinebra poulsoni (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ocinebra poulsoni (96566 160361 219029 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662) Tritonalia poulsoni (59063 96895 240613)