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Cirsocerithium

Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae

Taxonomy
Cirsocerithium was named by Cossmann (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 157].

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Paracerithiinae by Kase (1984) and Bandel (2006); and to Cryptaulacidae by Cataldo (2017).

Species
C. agriorivensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. lallierianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Cirsocerithium Cossmann
1984Cirsocerithium Kase p. 130
2002Cirsocerithium Sepkoski
2006Cirsocerithium Bandel p. 68
2017Cirsocerithium Cataldo p. 415

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

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. †Cirsocerithium Cossmann 1906
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Bandel 2006A protoconch with 5.5 whorls that is almost 1 mm high (KIEL, 2006, figs. 3, 11-3, 14). It is larger as within the species of the Procerithiidae and the modern Cerithiidae. The embryonic shell with 0.1 mm in diameter is succeeded by larval whorls with three spiral ribs on a somewhat flattened surface.
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 Albian or 136.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) C. agriorivensis (50187)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Germany C. harborti (67178)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Argentina C. agriorivensis (114202)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Germany C. sp. (67181 67182)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Austria C. lallierianum (65801)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Germany C. wunstorfi, C. subspinosum (67184)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan C. reticulatum (91286 91287 91288 91293 91296)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Hungary C. subspinosum (74891)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) C. collignoni (60071 60072)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) C. gracile (6280)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Indian Ocean C. sp. (181562)