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Cyllene

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Cyllene was named by Gray (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Nassariidae by MacNeil (1960); to Nassariinae by Wilson (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Cyllene Gray
1960Cyllene MacNeil p. 82
1994Cyllene Wilson p. 76
2002Cyllene Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusCylleneGray 1834

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. Cyllene Gray 1834
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Cyllene fuscata Adams 1851
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Invalid names: Cyllene varians Cossmann 1903 [synonym]
†Cyllene pretiosa Vredenburg 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height54.844.206.704.401.03

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) C. bellana (86464)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) C. bellana (205472)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0USA (Alabama) C. bellana (85330)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) C. bellana (86177 90439 92034 92352)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) C. bellana (80792 89873 89946 90038 90039 90040 90143 90144 90145 97454)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Myanmar C. pretiosa (76582 76595 76596)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France C. desnoyersi (74861)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan (Okinawa) C. gracilenta (42167)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India C. varians (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan C. pulchella (97111)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Fiji C. sp. (94832)