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Cirsocerithium agriorivensis

Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae

Taxonomy
Cirsocerithium agriorivensis was named by Cataldo (2017). Its type specimen is CPBA 21801.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bajada Vieja (La Tosca Member, Huitrin Formation), which is in a Barremian shallow subtidal limestone/wackestone in the Huitrin Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Cirsocerithium agriorivensis Cataldo p. 420 figs. 5.7, 5.9–12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCryptaulacidaeGründel 1976
genusCirsocerithiumCossmann 1906
speciesagriorivensis

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. S. Cataldo 2017Cirsocerithium with convex whorl profile, sharp orthocline collabral ribs, four spiral cords, no subsutural cord and secondary threads, and with faint swellings on the ribs instead of pointy nodes
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:17:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:17:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 136.40000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Cirsocerithium agriorivensis (50187)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Argentina Cirsocerithium agriorivensis (type locality: 114202)