Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Synonyms: Bulbifusus Conrad 1865, Fusus (Bulbifusus) Conrad 1865, Sycum (Bulbifusus) Conrad 1865
Parent taxon: Peristerniinae according to M. A. Snyder 2003
See also Gardner 1947, Harris and Palmer 1947, Heilprin 1879, Nagao 1928, Newton 1922, Palmer 1937 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aptycholathyrus, Benimakia, Brocchitas, Bullockus, Crassicantharus, Dennantia, Dolicholatirus, Exilifusus, Fractolatirus, Fusolatirus, Hemipolygona, Lamellilatirus, Latirogona, Latirolagena, Latirus, Leucozonia, Lightbournus, Neolatirus, Nodopelagia, Opeatostoma, Peristernia, Pleia, Psammostoma, Pseudolatirus, Streptopelma, Tarantinaea, Taron, Teralatirus
Subtaxa: Bulbifusus californicus Bulbifusus nigeriensis Fusus (Bulbifusus) inauratus Mazzalina dalli Mazzalina inaurata Sycum (Bulbifusus) miikense
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Eocene of Colombia (1), Japan (5), Nigeria (2), United States (28: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (11: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 49 collections including 53 occurrences
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