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Barbarofusus barbarensis (Santa Barbara spindle)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Fusus barbarensis was named by Trask (1855). It is extant.

It was recombined as Fusinus barbarensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Barbarofusus barbarensis by Hendy (2020), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. harfordi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Fusus barbarensis Trask p. 41
1931Fusinus barbarensis Grant, IV and Gale p. 639 figs. pl. 27, fig. 11
2020Barbarofusus barbarensis Hendy
2021Barbarofusus barbarensis Hendy

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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
genusBarbarofususGrabau and Shimer 1909
speciesbarbarensis(Trask 1855)

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.

Barbarofusus barbarensis Trask 1855 [Santa Barbara spindle]
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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: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Fusinus barbarensis (208580)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Fusinus barbarensis (204364 204367)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Barbarofusus barbarensis (238435 238436 238437 238455 238606 238611 238612 238613 239469 239470 239574 239580) Fusinus barbarensis (200398 238615 238622)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Fusinus barbarensis (186031)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Barbarofusus barbarensis (237610)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Barbarofusus barbarensis (202632 202634 202635 202636 202637 202638 202639 202644 202647 202648 203095 203108 222976 222978 222993 222995 223327 223329 223525) Fusinus barbarensis (96894 203113) Fusus barbarensis (222663 222665 222666)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Fusus dupetithouarsi (222647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Barbarofusus barbarensis (96566) Fusinus barbarensis (59063 240587 240590 240615) Fusus barbarensis (222659 222660 222662)