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Pyrifusus ejundicus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pyrifusus ejundicus was named by Sohl (1964) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2998]. Its type specimen is USNM 32909, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. macfarlandi, P. meeki, P. pseudorigida, P. rigida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pyrifusus ejundicus Sohl p. 198 figs. Pl 24, figs 22,25

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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
genusPyrifususConrad 1858
speciesejundicus

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.

†Pyrifusus ejundicus Sohl 1964
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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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pyrifusus ejundicus (7515)