Cyclites Knight 1940 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1940. Gastropods of the Whiteforse Sandstone. Geological Society of America Bulletin 51:302-315

Parent taxon: Microdomatidae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amaurotoma, Copidocatomus, Cyclobathmus, Episfaxis, Glyptospira, Kinkaidia, Knightinella, Microdoma, Microdomatinae, Tunstallia

Subtaxa: Cyclites costatus Cyclites depressus Cyclites diminutus Cyclites globosa Cyclites multilineata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (9: Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (5: Illinois, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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