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Eoatlanta spiruloides

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Cyclostoma spiruloides was named by Lamarck (1804). It is not extant. Its type locality is Grignon (Defrance collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France.

It was recombined as Eoatlanta spiruloides by Ravn (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Cyclostoma spiruloides Lamarck p. 114 figs. Pl 47, fig 4
1824Cyclostoma spiruloides Deshayes p. 78 figs. Pl 7, figs 15,16
1933Eoatlanta spiruloides Ravn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyHipponicoideaTroschel 1861
familyHipponicidaeTroschel 1861
genusEoatlantaCossmann 1889
speciesspiruloides()

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.

†Eoatlanta spiruloides Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:00:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:00:55
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Cyclostoma spiruloides (184110)