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Fusus torosus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5934073https://www.gbif.org/species/5934073
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)98981https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=98981
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus : Fusus torosus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Tibia : Fusus torosus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTibiaRöding 1798
subgenusRostellaria (Fusus)
speciesFusus torosusOrtmann 1902
Generic NameFusus
Scientific NameFusus torosus Ortmann, 1902
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Fusus torosusspeciesbelongs to Fususstated without evidenceOrtmann, 1902
Fusus torosusspeciesbelongs to Fususimplieddel Rio, 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Strombidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietomnivore, grazer (based on Strombidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. J. del Rio. 2004. Tertiary Marine Molluscan Assemblages of Eastern Patagonia (Argentina): A Biostratigraphic Analysis. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1097-1122

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1902Fusus torosus Ortmann
2004Fusus torosus del Rio p. 1119

References

del Rio C. J. (2004) Tertiary Marine Molluscan Assemblages of Eastern Patagonia (Argentina): A Biostratigraphic Analysis, Journal of Paleontology 78 6, 1097-1122
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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