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Fusus roncanus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Fusus roncanus was named by d'Orbigny (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Mediterranean, Iran.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Fusus polygonus roncanus by Brongniart (1823); it was recombined as Cantharus (Cantharus) polygonus roncanus by Karagiuleva (1964); it was recombined as Editharus roncanus by Vermeij (2001), Vermeij (2001) and Harzhauser (2004).

Synonyms
  • Fusus rarispinatus was named by Schauroth (1965). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Editharus roncanus by Vermeij (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Fusus polygonus roncanus Brongniart p. 73 figs. pl. 4, fig. 3b
1850Fusus roncanus d'Orbigny
1964Cantharus (Cantharus) polygonus roncanus Karagiuleva p. 195
1965Fusus rarispinatus Schauroth p. 236 figs. pl. 25, fig. 3
2001Editharus roncanus Vermeij p. 303
2004Editharus roncanus Harzhauser p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusFususBruguière 1789
speciesroncanusd'Orbigny 1850

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.

Fusus roncanus d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available