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Cingula (Lirocingula)

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Cingula (Lirocingula) was named by Ponder (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 650]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Lirocingula by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Cingula by Ponder (1984); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Cingula (Lirocingula) Ponder pp. 53 - 54
2002Lirocingula Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
subfamilyRissoinaeGray 1847
genusCingulaFleming 1818
subgenusLirocingula

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.

Subg. Cingula (Lirocingula) Ponder 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. F. Ponder 1984Shell: ovate-conic, non-umbilicate, with strong to sub-obsolete spiral sculpture, often with spiral keels. Aperture with simple peristome, angled but not channelled posteriorly, rounded anteriorly, with prosocline or orthocline outer lip; with or without a varix (Figs 106C, D, F; 107A, C, E, G; lOSA). Protoconch sculptured with smooth spiral lirae and close, irregular, axial, lamellate threads between, or zigzag, spiral lirae (Figs 106E, G; 107B, D, F; lOSB).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available