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Cycloholcus nummus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Cycloholcus nummus was named by Knight (1947). Its type specimen is USNM 111957, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 119b, Cub Creek, 1.5 miles southeast of Morristown, which is in a Dresbachian marine shale in the Nolichucky Formation of Tennessee. It is the type species of Cycloholcus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Cycloholcus nummus Knight p. 5 figs. pl. 1 f. 3a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusCycloholcus
speciesnummus

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.

Cycloholcus nummus Knight 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dresbachian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Tennessee) Cycloholcus nummus (type locality: 156379)