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Cyrtolites sinuosus

Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtolites sinuosus was named by Hall (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Limestone Beds, Conn’s Creek, 1 mile south of Waldron, which is in a Sheinwoodian carbonate limestone in the Wayne Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cyrtolites sinuosus Hall p. 178 figs. pl. 30 f. 16-18
1881Cyrtolites sinuosus Hall p. 321 figs. pl. 31 f. 16-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
orderCyrtonellida
familyCyrtolitidae
genusCyrtolites
speciessinuosus

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.

†Cyrtolites sinuosus Hall 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:49:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:08:04
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Cyrtolites sinuosus (type locality: 10712)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Cyrtolites sinuosus (26778)