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Cirsonella funata

Gastropoda - Skeneidae

Taxonomy
Cirsonella funata was named by Lozouet (1998) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; France.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Cirsonella funata Lozouet p. 70 figs. fig. 5d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySkeneidae(Clark 1851)
genusCirsonellaAngas 1877
speciesfunata

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.

Cirsonella funata Lozouet 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Cirsonella funata (74855)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Cirsonella funata (74857 74858 74860)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Cirsonella funata (74862 74866)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Cirsonella funata (74867)