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Cheilotoma blumi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma blumi was named by Wissmann (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Cheilotomona, Cheilotoma.

It was recombined as Cheilotoma blumi by Koken (1889); it was recombined as Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) blumi by Kittl (1891); it was recombined as Cheilotomona blumi by Strand (1928), Bandel (2006), Nützel and Kaim (2014) and Nützel and Karapunar (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pleurotomaria nerei Munster p. 113 figs. Pl 12, fig 17
1841Pleurotomaria nerei Münster p. 113 figs. Pl 12, fig 17
1841Fusus tripunctatus Münster p. 123 figs. Pl 13, fig 49
1841Pleurotoma blumi Wissmann p. 123 figs. Pl 13, fig 47
1889Cheilotoma blumi Koken p. 455 fig. 21
1891Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) blumi Kittl p. 220 figs. Pl 3, figs 26-31
1928Cheilotomona blumi Strand
2006Cheilotomona blumi Bandel p. 93
2014Cheilotomona blumi Nützel and Kaim p. 415 fig. 7a,b
2023Cheilotomona blumi Nützel and Karapunar p. 545 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusCheilotoma
speciesblumi()

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.

Cheilotoma blumi Wissmann 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:42
Modified: 2009-09-24 16:06:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Pleurotoma blumi (type locality: 137429)