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Cyrtostropha cava

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia cava was named by Lindström (1884). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Turritoma cava by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Cyrtostropha cava by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Murchisonia cava Lindström p. 128 figs. pl. 12 f. 4
1897Turritoma cava Ulrich and Scofield p. 959
2023Cyrtostropha cava Wagner p. 1849

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusCyrtostropha()
speciescava()

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.

Cyrtostropha cava Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yessubg
Adult length: 10 to < 100subg
Adult width: 10 to < 100subg
Adult height: 10 to < 100subg
Folds: nonesubg
Ribbing: minorsubg
Spines: nonesubg
Internal reinforcement: nonesubg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:14
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:12:14
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Jiangsu) Murchisonia cava, Murchisonia gracilicrista (56661)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia cava (3977 155697)