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Fusispira subfusiformis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia subfusiformis was named by Hall (1847). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Fusispira subfusiformis by Hall (1871), Miller (1874), Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Wilson (1951) and Wagner (2023).

Subspecies
F. germana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Murchisonia subfusiformis Hall
1871Fusispira subfusiformis Hall p. 229
1874Fusispira subfusiformis Miller p. 316
1897Fusispira subfusiformis Ulrich and Scofield p. 1077 figs. pl. 81 f. 38-39
1951Fusispira subfusiformis Wilson p. 96 figs. pl. 16 f. 5; text f. 6.1
2023Fusispira subfusiformis Wagner p. 1220

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

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: 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: Hendy 2009, Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Edenian or 453.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira subfusiformis (23558)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira subfusiformis (23653 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira subfusiformis (23579 23584)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Fusispira subfusiformis (26270)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira subfusiformis (23678 23679 23680)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Fusispira subfusiformis (23588 23597)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Fusispira subfusiformis (26293 26294)