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Cyrtodontula

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Whitella Ulrich p. 176
1931Cyrtodontula Tomlin
1934Cyrtodontula Isberg
1960Cyrtodontula Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 95
1975Cyrtodontula Toni
1977Cyrtodontula Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 20 figs. pl. 17-18
1980Cyrtodontula Vokes p. 11
1996Cyrtodontula Cope p. 1012
2002Cyrtodontula Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
—CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyCyrtodontoidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyCyrtodontidae
genusCyrtodontula

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. †Cyrtodontula Tomlin 1931
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†Cyrtodontula complanata Foerste 1914
†Cyrtodontula compressa Ulrich 1890
†Cyrtodontula delacarlica Isberg 1934
†Cyrtodontula dubia Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen 1960
†Cyrtodontula hadzeli Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Cyrtodontula obliquata Ulrich 1890
†Cyrtodontula sohli Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
†Cyrtodontula truncata Ulrich 1890
Invalid names: Whitella Ulrich 1890 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969). LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009).g
Created: 2009-06-05 11:38:37
Modified: 2020-02-20 07:37:44
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Bendigonian to the top of the Virgilian or 474.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (106 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) C. hadzeli (87601)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Northern Territory) C. hadzeli (79175)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Whitella sp. (334)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Cuidad Real) C. sp. (20917)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Morocco C. sp. (20972)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina C. sp. (8893)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway C. sp. (3250)
Costonian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0Norway (Oslo) C. sp., C. complanata (194668)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway C. sp. (2764 2945 2947)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) C. complanata (2762)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Norway (Oslo) C. complanata (194669)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Whitella truncata (26275)
Costonian - Pusgillian458.2 - 449.2Norway (Ringerike) C. sp., C. obliquata, C. dubia, C. complanata (194660)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Hadeland) C. subtruncata (164164)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Whitella sp. (26191)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (85802) Whitella sp. (85821 86003 86059)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Tennessee) Whitella sp. (86113 86196)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. ottawana (55999)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois) C. sp. (23548)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Whitella subtruncata (26192)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23622)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23550)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Whitella sp. (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23579 23584) Whitella praecipita (174070)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23552)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) C. ventricosa (159338 164717)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway C. sp. (2763)
Longvillian - Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0Norway (Ringerike) C. sp. (194676)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Norway C. sp. (164361)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (34546 34547)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Whitella compressa (26277)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Whitella sp. (433)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Whitella arcticus (24116)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo) C. complanata (166819)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Ringerike) C. complanata (194670)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) C. delacarlica (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (10752)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) C. sohli (79239)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (369)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23603)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Whitella ventricosa (26293)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois) C. sp. (23554)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23682)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Whitella huguesensis (173277)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Whitella hindi (173269) Whitella torontoensis, Whitella impressata, Whitella parksi, Whitella lata, Whitella acutiumbonis, Whitella radiata (173078)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. sp. (23684)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Whitella massanuttenensis (5396 5398) Whitella nasuta (5399)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. sp. (23607)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Whitella complanata (173121)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Whitella complanata (173244 173268) Whitella plebia (63675) Whitella securiformis (173267) Whitella sigmoidea (173875 174027)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Whitella truncata (24121)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Whitella umbonata (37833)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) C. sp. (373)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Whitella goniumbonata (173293) Whitella hindi (233154)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois) Whitella sterlingensis (173283)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Whitella securiformis (173239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) C. sp. (354)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Whitella sp. (392 394)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway C. sp. (2949)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Norway (Ringerike) C. compressa (194671)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) C. sp. (162233)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) C. ventricosa (163026)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway C. truncata (162225)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Jordan Whitella scofieldi (3270)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) C. sp. (23302)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Edmondia subtruncata (118828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Edmondia subtruncata (118827)