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Visitator cylindricum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cowwarrella cylindrica was named by Talent and Philip (1956). It is not extant. Its type specimen is M.U.G.D. 2169. Its type locality is Old Toongabbie Marble Quarry, Lower Quarry, Marble Creek, which is in a Siegen carbonate limestone in the Toongabble Limestone Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Cowwarrella.

It was recombined as Visitator cylindrica by Knight et al. (1960); it was recombined as Visitator cylindricum by Tassell (1977), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Cowwarrella cylindrica Talent and Philip p. 61 figs. pl. 6 f. 12-14
1960Visitator cylindrica Knight et al. p. 240
1977Visitator cylindricum Tassell pp. 239 - 240 figs. pl. 7 f. 2
2023Visitator cylindricum Wagner p. 3165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusVisitator
speciescylindricum()

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.

Visitator cylindricum Talent and Philip 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: parasiteg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:30:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:13:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Siegen or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Cowwarrella cylindrica (type locality: 56699)