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Eifelcyrtus blodgetti

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Vltaviellidae

Taxonomy
Eifelcyrtus blodgetti was named by Frýda and Heidelberger (2003). It is not extant. Its type locality is Am Wachtberg Quarry, Sötenich (= Soetnich or Soetenich, Gerolstein), Eifel Mountains. (Sötenicher Mulde, Nordeifel, MTB Mechernich, R 2540 000 / H 5598 7000), which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone/reef rocks in the Cürten Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Eifelcyrtus blodgetti Frýda and Heidelberger
2023Eifelcyrtus blodgetti Wagner p. 4604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyVltaviellidae
subfamilyVltaviellinae
genusEifelcyrtus
speciesblodgetti

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.

Eifelcyrtus blodgetti Frýda and Heidelberger 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eifelcyrtus blodgetti (type locality: 38362)