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Ambercyclus morganensis

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Turbo morganensis was named by Stanton (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 23071 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amberleya morganensis by Kiel et al. (2008); it was recombined as Ambercyclus morganensis by Ferrari et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Turbo morganensis Stanton pp. 66-67 figs. Pl. 12-13
1938Turbo morganensis Anderson p. 129
2008Amberleya morganensis Kiel et al. p. 683 figs. Fig. 3
2014Ambercyclus morganensis Ferrari et al. p. 1178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusAmbercyclus
speciesmorganensis()

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.

Ambercyclus morganensis Stanton 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height219.418.021.019.52.12

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Valanginian or 139.80000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) Amberleya morganensis (151971)