Mazzalina Conrad 1860 (snail)

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

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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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