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Bellifusus curvicostatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Bellifusus curvicostatus was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1317].

Subspecies
B. crenulatus, B. curvicostatus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. coronatus, B. willistoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Bellifusus curvicostatus Wade
1964Bellifusus curvicostatus Sohl p. 202

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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
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusBellifususStephenson 1941
speciescurvicostatusWade 1926

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Bellifusus curvicostatus (32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Bellifusus curvicostatus (6156 6171)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Bellifusus curvicostatus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Bellifusus curvicostatus (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4380)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4110 7476 7478 7487 7586 7590 7591 7592 7593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Bellifusus curvicostatus (7461 7462)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4243 4246 4247)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4279)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4354)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4367 4368 4369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4106)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Bellifusus curvicostatus (4237)