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Paracyrtolites subplanus

Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtolites subplanus was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Cyrtolites subplanus Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. Its type specimen is USNM 45792, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyrtolites (Paracyrtolites) subplanus by Wahlman (1992); it was recombined as Paracyrtolites subplanus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cyrtolites subplanus Ulrich and Scofield
1921Cyrtolites subplanus Reed p. 21
1932Cyrtolites subplanus Bassler
1992Cyrtolites (Paracyrtolites) subplanus Wahlman pp. 107 - 108 figs. pl. 7 f. 26-35; pl. 8 f. 22-27
2023Paracyrtolites subplanus Wagner p. 2388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
orderCyrtonellida
familyCyrtolitidae
genusParacyrtolites()
speciessubplanus()

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.

Paracyrtolites subplanus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:49:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:08:04
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Cyrtolites subplanus (77039 101429)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Cyrtolites subplanus (173331)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Cyrtolites subplanus (164218)