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Trochifusus perornatus

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Trochifusus perornatus was named by Wade (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Trochifusus perornatus Wade
1933Trochifusus perornatus Riedel p. 102 figs. Pl 22, figs 10,10a; text-fig 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
genusTrochifususGabb 1877
speciesperornatusWade 1916

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 89.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Trochifusus perornatus (177976)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Trochifusus perornatus (type locality: 88357)