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Fusispira daphne

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Subulites daphne was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Point Riche, Zone L, which is in a Darriwilian shallow subtidal limestone in the Table Point Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Fusispira daphne by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Subulites daphne Billings pp. 223 - 224 fig. 206
1897Fusispira daphne Ulrich and Scofield p. 1070
2023Fusispira daphne Wagner p. S4510

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

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 daphne Billings 1865
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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
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:32:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 15:32:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) Subulites daphne (233265)