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Fusispira spicula

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Fusispira spicula was named by Sardeson (1892) [Fusispira (?) spicula ?= Ulrich & Scofield 1897 p. 1073 pl. 81 f. 33-34, 36-37]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Fusispira spicula Sardeson p. 336 figs. pl. 6 f. 10-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusFusispira
speciesspicula

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.

†Fusispira spicula Sardeson 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:32:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:32:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira spicula (23613 23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira spicula (23555 23556)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira spicula (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira spicula (23621)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira spicula (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira spicula (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira spicula (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira spicula (23651 23653 23656)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira spicula (23579)