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Fossarus

Gastropoda - Planaxidae

Taxonomy
Fossarus was named by Philippi (1841) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4745 Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 123,1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fossaridae by Martin (1904), Gardner (1947), Wilson (1993); to Planaxidae by Todd (2001); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fossarinae by Bouchet et al. (2005), Bandel (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Fossarus Philippi
1904Fossarus Martin p. 240
1947Fossarus Gardner p. 571
1993Fossarus Wilson p. 128
2001Fossarus Todd
2002Fossarius Sepkoski
2005Fossarus Bouchet et al. pp. 78, 249
2006Fossarus Bandel p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPlanaxidaeGray 1850
subfamilyFossarinae(Adams 1860)
genusFossarusPhilippi 1841

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.

G. Fossarus Philippi 1841
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Subg. †Fossarus (Isapsis) Adams and Adams
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†Fossarus (Isapsis) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Fossarus ambiguus Linnaeus 1758
†Fossarus barkeri Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Fossarus dalli Anderson and Martin 1914 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:13:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:13:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 121.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) F. munitus (235315 278536)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France F. delpayes (58379)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) F. besairiei (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar F. besairiei (98230 98244)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) F. besairiei (86503)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) F. carinatus, F. granosus (6280)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) F. sp. (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia (Bolivar) F. bolivarensis (3312)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia Actaeon quercollis (88278)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) F. dalli (59336) F. lyra, F. dalli (59335)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) F. dalli (237345)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Austria F. costatus (77622 77624)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy F. costatus (178108)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) F. chipolanus (42250) F. florius (42482)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France F. costatus (74868)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Centre) F. costatus (179581)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland F. costatus, F. sp. (70539)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) F. costatus (38823)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria F. costatus (74650 74652 74653 74656)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) F. florius (42692 42870 42886 42892 111204 136943)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Virginia) F. dalli (79756)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago F. anomalis (60416) F. anomalus (60414)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela F. sp. (131241)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) F. costatus (71916)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica F. comptus, F. sp. (69093) F. mundulus, F. comptus (69090) F. sp., F. mundulus, F. comptus (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) F. lura (78267) F. lyra (78262 78265 78269)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy F. costatus (178457 178779)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco F. costatus, F. ambiguus (127581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) F. ambiguus (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal F. ambiguus (122244 122283 122284 122285 122286 122287 122288 122289 122290 122291 122292)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador F. angiostoma, F. atratus, F. sp. (96867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil F. florius (72116 72117 72118 72120 72121 72122)