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Triplofusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Triplofusus was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fasciolariinae by Snyder (2003) and Snyder et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Triplofusus Olsson and Harbison
2003Triplofusus Snyder
2012Triplofusus Snyder et al.

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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
genusTriplofususOlsson and Harbison 1953

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. Triplofusus Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Invalid names: Fasciolaria reevei Jonas 1850 [synonym]
†Triplofusus kindlei Maury 1910
Triplofusus princeps Sowerby 1825
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Invalid names: Fasciolaria acutispira Strebel 1911 [synonym]
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Fasciolaria kindlei (41760 42328 68971)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Fasciolaria princeps (96541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Fasciolaria princeps (96539 96542 96547 96548)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) T. gigantea (60940)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Fasciolaria princeps (96587 96588)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (59484) T. duplinensis (79959)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) T. acmaensis (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Fasciolaria gigantea (79331) Pleuroploca gigantea (61309) T. acmaensis (79748) T. gigantea (79788)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pleuroploca gigantea (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Fasciolaria gigantea (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia T. giganteus (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) T. giganteus (79739 96538)