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Cyclonema decora

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema decora was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Cyclonema decorum by Twenhofel (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Cyclonema decora Billings p. 56
1928Cyclonema decorum Twenhofel p. 249 figs. pl. 42 f. 10-11
1970Cyclonema decora Thompson p. 259
2023Cyclonema decora Wagner p. 4862

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusCyclonema
speciesdecora

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.

†Cyclonema decora Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
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
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: coprophageg
Diet 2: deposit feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-16 09:07:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:18:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyclonema decorum (188789)