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Fusus funiculatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Fusus funiculatus was named by Tenison Woods (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Fusus funiculatus Tenison Woods p. 225 figs. pl. 20, fig. 1
1889Fusus funiculatus Tate p. 116 figs. pl. 6, fig. 12

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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
speciesfuniculatusTenison Woods 1879

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 funiculatus Tenison Woods 1879
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available