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Bellifusus angulicostatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Bellifusus angulicostatus was named by Sohl (1964) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3004]. Its type specimen is USNM 130281, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. coronatus, B. willistoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Bellifusus angulicostatus Sohl p. 204 figs. Pl 25, figs 15,18-20,25,26
2002Bellifusus angulicostatus Kosnik

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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
genusBellifususStephenson 1941
speciesangulicostatus

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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Bellifusus angulicostata (32141)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Bellifusus angulicostatus (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Bellifusus angulicostatus (7586 7592)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Bellifusus angulicostata (4279)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Bellifusus angulicostata (4441)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Bellifusus angulicostata (4601)