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Cyclonema dowlingii

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Gyronema dowlingii was named by Whiteaves (1906). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cyclonema dowlingii by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Gyronema dowlingii Whiteaves p. 259 figs. pl. 29 f. 3
1913Gyronema dowlingii Parks p. 193
1915Gyronema dowlingii Parks p. 66
2023Cyclonema dowlingii Wagner p. 1985

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

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 dowlingii Whiteaves 1906
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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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960, Wagner 2023

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Gyronema dowlingii (77332)