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Cyclotus

Gastropoda - Cyclophoridae

Taxonomy
Cyclotus was named by Guilding in Swainson (1840). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cyclotus Guilding in Swainson
2005Cyclotus Bouchet et al. pp. 60, 248

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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
subfamilyCyclophorinaeGray 1847
genusCyclotusGuilding in Swainson 1840

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. Cyclotus Guilding in Swainson 1840
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) C. sp., C. cinctus (39014)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) C. cinctus (40814)