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Fusispira tsuchidai

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema tsuchidai was named by Endo (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northern foot of San-leng Hill, near Wu-hu-tsui colliery, Pechill district, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate limestone in the Majiagou Formation of China.

It was recombined as Fusispira tsuchidai by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cyclonema tsuchidai Endo p. 203 figs. pl. 15 f. 5
2023Fusispira tsuchidai Wagner p. S347

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

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 tsuchidai Endo 1935
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Liaoning) Cyclonema tsuchidai (type locality: 119294)