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Aliofusus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Aliofusus was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Buccinidae by Sohl (1964) and Sohl (1964); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. stamineus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Aliofusus Stephenson
1964Aliofusus Sohl p. 187
2002Aliofusus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAliofususStephenson 1941

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. †Aliofusus Stephenson 1941
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†Aliofusus stamineus Sohl 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) A. balaniformis (4641)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) A. sayri (6649)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. reagani, A. subtilis, A. tumidus (7480) A. sp. (4525 4548 4581 205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. sp. (205536)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) A. stamineus (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. stamineus (7586 7590)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) A. sp. (4279 4318)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. sp. (4401 4412 4497)