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Fusispira subbrevis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

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

It was recombined as Subulites (Fusispira) subbrevis by Fix (1975).

Subspecies
F. obesa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Fusispira subbrevis Ulrich and Scofield
1928Fusispira subbrevis Troedsson p. 24 figs. pl. 11 f. 2-3
1975Subulites (Fusispira) subbrevis Fix
2023Fusispira subbrevis Wagner p. 1219

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

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 subbrevis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Fusispira subbrevis obesa 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: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Cautleyan or 451.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira subbrevis (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira subbrevis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira subbrevis (23678 23679 23680)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Fusispira subbrevis (23588 23597)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) Fusispira subbrevis (24162)