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Cyclus

Cyclida - Cyclidae

Taxonomy
Cyclus was named by de Koninck (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l P l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Agnostus radialis. It is the type genus of Cyclidae.

It was assigned to Xiphosura by Rogers (1902); to Cyclida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclidae by Goldring (1967), Glaessner (1969), Schram et al. (1997), Schweitzer et al. (2020), Schram and Koenemann (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cyclus de Koninck
1902Cyclus Rogers p. 269
1967Cyclus Goldring p. 318
1969Cyclus Glaessner p. 569
1997Cyclus Schram et al. p. 264
2002Cyclus Sepkoski
2020Cyclus Schweitzer et al. p. 247
2021Cyclus Schram and Koenemann p. 234

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
infraclassHalicynaGall and Grauvogel 1967
orderCyclida(Glaessner 1928)
familyCyclidaePackard 1885
genusCyclusde Koninck 1841

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. †Cyclus de Koninck 1841
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Cyclus bilobatus Woodward 1870
Cyclus communis Rogers 1902
Cyclus johnsoni Woodward 1894
Cyclus jonesianus Woodward 1870
Cyclus laxus von Meyer 1847
Cyclus limbatus Rogers 1902
Cyclus minutus Rogers 1902
Cyclus obesus Schram et al. 1997
Cyclus packardi Rogers 1902
Cyclus permarginatus Rogers 1902
Cyclus radialis Phillips 1836
Cyclus rankini Woodward 1869
Cyclus reussi Gemmellaro 1890
Cyclus scotti Woodward 1894
Cyclus testudo Peach 1883
Cyclus torosus Woodward 1870
Cyclus wrighti Woodward 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-11 10:22:11
Modified: 2010-02-11 12:22:11
Source: f = family
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Fassanian or 358.86000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Ireland C. radialis (232435)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (124367)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) C. obesus (132078)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) C. communis (237800)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) C. communis, C. packardi, C. permarginatus, C. limbatus, C. minutus (71507)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Paraprosopon reussi (108673)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Halicyne laxa (226188)