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Fusispira psyche

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Subulites psyche was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is St. Antoine de Tilly, which is in a Cassinian carbonate limestone in the Beauharnois Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Fusispira psyche by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Subulites psyche Billings p. 244
1897Fusispira psyche Ulrich and Scofield p. 1070
2023Fusispira psyche Wagner p. 3522

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

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 psyche Billings 1865
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Cassinian or 482.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Subulites psyche (type locality: 100355)