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Cyrtulus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtulus was named by Hinds (1843). It is extant. Its type is Cyrtulus serotinus.

It was reranked as Fusus (Cyrtulus) by Mayer-Eymar (1877); it was reranked as Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) by Mukerjee (1939).

It was assigned to Fusus by Mayer-Eymar (1877); to Clavilithes by Mukerjee (1939); and to Fusininae by Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cyrtulus Hinds
1877Fusus (Cyrtulus) Mayer-Eymar
1939Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) Mukerjee p. 62
2003Cyrtulus Snyder p. 21

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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
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusCyrtulusHinds 1843

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.

G. Cyrtulus Hinds 1843
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Cyrtulus serotinus Hinds 1843
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Myanmar Clavilithes seminudus (76590 76592)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Myanmar Clavilithes seminudus (76588)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Myanmar Clavilithes seminudus (76583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Clavolithes seminudus (76573 76574)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia C. tjidamarensis, C. verbeeki (70174) C. verbeeki (70170 70173 70184 70186)