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Fusus antiquus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Tritonium antiquum was named by Müller (1774). It is extant.

It was recombined as Murex antiqua by Montfort (1803); it was recombined as Trophon antiquum by Wood (1848), Wood (1882); it was recombined as Fusus antiquus by Lamarck (1845), Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Murex antiqua Montfort p. 257
1845Fusus antiquus Lamarck p. 477
1848Trophon antiquum Wood p. 44
1882Trophon antiquum Wood p. 2
2003Fusus antiquus Snyder p. 249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusFususBruguière 1789
speciesantiquus(Müller 1774)

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.

Fusus antiquus Müller 1774
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Trophon antiquum (84833)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Trophon antiquum (84832)