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Falsifusus marysvillensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Fusinus marysvillensis was named by Merriam and Turner (1937). Its type specimen is UCMP 11747 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 1853, Marysville Buttes, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Capay Formation of California.

It was recombined as Falsifusus marysvillensis by Vokes (1939).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. apicalis, F. convexus, F. ludovicianus, F. ottonis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Fusinus marysvillensis Merriam and Turner p. 102 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 1, 2
1939Falsifusus marysvillensis Vokes p. 138 figs. Plate 18, Figure 11

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusFalsifusus
speciesmarysvillensis()

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.

†Falsifusus marysvillensis Merriam and Turner 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Falsifusus marysvillensis (146900)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Fusinus marysvillensis (78722 238131) Turris suturalis (122294 122337)