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Triplofusus
| Description | Triplofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Triplofusus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Triplofusus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida etc. Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. No. 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (75%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Fasciolariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Fasciolariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, and K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fasciolaria kindlei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triplofusus giganteus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triplofusus kindlei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Triplofusus princeps species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Triplofusus papillosus (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Triplofusus : Triplofusus papillosus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1953 | Triplofusus Olsson and Harbison |
| 2003 | Triplofusus Snyder |
| 2012 | Triplofusus Snyder et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
