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Cyclites multilineata

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria multilineata was named by Girty (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2931 green, Guadalupe Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Cyclites multilineata by Batten (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pleurotomaria multilineata Girty
1995Cyclites multilineata Batten p. 23 figs. 32a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyMicrodomatidae
genusCyclites
speciesmultilineata()

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.

Cyclites multilineata Girty 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height15.69

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: "calcite"f
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-01-28 07:56:10
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:56:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Bandel et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Roadian or 323.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Cyclites multilineata (79966)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria multilineata (type locality: 108822)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria multilineata (108824)