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Spirostoma

Gastropoda - Cyclophoridae

Taxonomy
Spirostoma was named by Heude (1885). It is extant. It is the type genus of Spirostomatinae.

It was assigned to Spirostomatinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Spirostoma Heude
2005Spirostoma Bouchet et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyCyclophoroideaGray 1847
familyCyclophoridaeGray 1847
subfamilySpirostomatinaeTielecke 1940
genusSpirostomaHeude 1885

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. Spirostoma Heude 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:12:06
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:12:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available