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Fusoficula juvenis

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula juvenis was named by Whifield (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: ?Paleocene-Eocene; western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Fusoficula juvenis by Maury (1912).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Ficus texana, F. texana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Pyrula juvenis Whifield
1912Fusoficula juvenis Maury p. 78

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusFusoficulaRöding 1798
speciesjuvenis(Whifield 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.

†Fusoficula juvenis Whifield 1865
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Trinidad and Tobago Fusoficula juvenis (80172)