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Fusinus bocaserpentis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Fusus bocaserpentis was named by Maury (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: ?Paleocene-Eocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is PRI (unknown number), a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Fusinus bocaserpentis by Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Fusus bocaserpentis Maury p. 73 figs. pl. 10, figs. 15, 16
2003Fusinus bocaserpentis Snyder p. 251

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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
speciesbocaserpentis()

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.

†Fusinus bocaserpentis Maury 1912
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Fusus bocaserpentis (80170)