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Fusispira gigantea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Fusispira gigantea was named by Wilson (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is Akpatok Island, sea level, Ungava Bay, Hudston Strait, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Akpatok Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Fusispira gigantea Wilson
1963Fusispira gigantea Nelson pp. 67 - 68 figs. pl. 16 f. 1; pl. 17 f. 2
2023Fusispira gigantea Wagner p. 5772

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

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 gigantea Wilson 1938
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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: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Fusispira gigantea (13654 13655 13656 13657)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Fusispira gigantea (type locality: 27194)