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Centrifugus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Centrifugus was named by Bronn (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l S Ludl-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Centrifugus planorbis.

It was assigned to Euomphaloidea by Knight et al. (1960); to Euomphalidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981), Linsley and Kier (1984); and to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. planorbis (type species), C. procera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Centrifugus Bronn p. 97
1897Hisingeria Ulrich and Scofield
1960Centrifugus Knight et al. p. 192
1981Centrifugus Morris and Cleevely
1984Centrifugus Linsley and Kier
2002Centrifugus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusCentrifugus

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.

G. †Centrifugus Bronn 1835
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Centrifugus planorbis Bronn 1835
Centrifugus procera Perner 1907
Invalid names: Hisingeria Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: "calcite"g
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:04:14
Modified: 2004-08-15 00:04:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Whitcliffe or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Pleurotomaria planorbis (13603 184502)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Czechia Porcellia procera (144741)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Pleurotomaria planorbis (13616 13619)
Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) C. planorbis (156545)