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Fusispira convexa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Fusispira convexa was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Fusispira convexa Ulrich and Scofield
1951Fusispira convexa Wilson p. 96
1987Fusispira convexis Sloan and Webers p. 185
2023Fusispira convexa Wagner p. 1210

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

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 convexa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Fusispira convexa (185480)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira convexis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira convexa (174070) Fusispira convexis (23579 23584)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Fusispira convexa (185268)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira convexis (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Fusispira convexis (23588)