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Cylichna andersoni

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Cylichna andersoni was named by Murphy and Rodda (1960). Its type specimen is UCLA 28652 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 3476, Coyote Creek, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Cylichna andersoni Murphy and Rodda p. 847 figs. PL 102, figs. 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusCylichnaLovén 1846
speciesandersoni

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.

Cylichna andersoni Murphy and Rodda 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (California) Cylichna andersoni (1804)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Cylichna andersoni (type locality: 1794)