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Fusispira nobilis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Fusispira nobilis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant.

Subspecies
F. ingens, F. medialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Fusispira nobilis Ulrich and Scofield
1900Fusispira nobilis Schuchert p. 168
1951Fusispira nobilis Wilson p. 94 figs. pl. 16 f. 2-4; text f. 7.2
2023Fusispira nobilis Wagner p. 1214

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

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 nobilis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Fusispira nobilis ingens Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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: base of the Turinian to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Fusispira nobilis (185345)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fusispira nobilis (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira nobilis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Fusispira nobilis (185268)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Fusispira nobilis (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Fusispira nobilis (24225)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Fusispira nobilis (23588)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Fusispira nobilis (26293)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Fusispira nobilis (26346)