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Fusispira elongata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Fusispira elongata was named by Hall (1872). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Fusispira elongata Hall
1951Fusispira elongata Wilson p. 93 figs. pl. 16 f. 8; text f. 6.5
2023Fusispira elongata Wagner p. 1211

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

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 elongata Hall 1872
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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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Fusispira elongata (185477)