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Fusinus (Levifusus) calabasasensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Fusinus (Levifusus) calabasasensis was named by Nelson (1925). Its type specimen is UC 30491, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. abruptus, F. aciculatus, F. acuminatus, F. anglorum, F. asper, F. baccatus, F. ballista, F. californicus, F. caloosaensis, F. capeletti, F. chehalisensis, F. cinereus, F. claibornica, F. closer, F. closter, F. coosensis, F. cornelianus, F. dianeae, F. dissimilis, F. doris, F. dupetitthouarsii, F. equalis, F. gracillimus, F. gracillinus, F. graciloaustralis, F. grimaldi, F. hanniabli, F. heilprini, F. hoessii, F. hontensis, F. irrasus, F. lamellosus, F. leptorhynchuss, F. limulus, F. longiroster, F. macsporrani, F. magnocostatus, F. mathewsonii, F. mellissus, F. menengtenganus, F. mithras, F. multiliratus, F. nexilis, F. nexilis, F. nicobaricus, F. nodosoplicatus, F. nodulosus, F. ocelliferus, F. panamensis, F. perplexus, F. phillippiana, F. porrectus, F. prevosti, F. pustulatus, F. pyrulatus, F. regnorum, F. remondi, F. reticulatus, F. reussi, F. rostratus, F. rudis, F. simplex, F. sismondai, F. soperis, F. subabbreviatus, F. suraknisos, F. townsendi, F. tuberculatus, F. tulipa, F. ulcimus, F. vindobonensis, F. wahaoicus, F. waltonensis, F. watermani, F. willisi, F. zaframboliensis, F. undatus, F. esmeraldus, F. irregularis, F. terryi, F. vokesi, F. willisi, F. wolfi, F. elatior, F. caloosaensis, Levifusus amplus, Levifusus bellanus, Levifusus bispinosus, Levifusus branneri, Levifusus dalei, Levifusus dallianaus, Levifusus dallianus, Levifusus hubbard, Levifusus hubbardi, Levifusus identus, Levifusus irrasus, Levifusus irrasus, Levifusus lithae, Levifusus mallacus, Levifusus moerchi, Levifusus nodulatum, Levifusus prepagoda, Levifusus quadrifunifer, Levifusus regularoides, Levifusus serrae, Levifusus spiniger, Levifusus supraplanus, Levifusus suteri, Levifusus tuberculatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Fusinus (Levifusus) calabasasensis Nelson p. 429 figs. pl. 58, figs. 2a, 2b

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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)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusFusinusConrad 1865
subgenusLevifusus
speciescalabasasensis

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.

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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Fusinus calabasasensis (11117)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Fusinus calabasasensis (239601 239691)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Fusinus calabasasensis (166042 239701 239710)