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Poleumita octavia

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Turbo octavia was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gyronema octavia by Donald (1905), Peel (1977); it was recombined as Gyronema octavium by Pitcher (1939); it was recombined as Poleumita octavia by Wagner (1999), Wagner (2023).

Subspecies
Cyclonema carinatum glabrum
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. angulatum, P. ingenua, P. tybigerum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Turbo carinatus de Sowerby and Murchison p. 612 figs. pl. 5 f. 28
1850Turbo octavia d'Orbigny
1884Cyclonema carinatum Lindström pp. 178 - 179 figs. pl. 18 f. 28-29
1905Gyronema octavia Donald p. 573 figs. pl. 37 f, 10-11
1939Gyronema octavium Pitcher pp. 105 - 106
1966Cyclonema carinata Saladzius pp. 34, 35
1976Gyronema carinata Peel and Yochelson
1977Gyronema octavia Peel p. 26
1999Poleumita octavia Wagner
2023Poleumita octavia Wagner p. S958

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusPoleumita
speciesoctavia()

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.

†Poleumita octavia d'Orbigny 1850
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†Cyclonema carinatum glabrum Lindström 1884
Invalid names: Poleumita carinata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
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
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 18:14:00
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:14:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludfordian or 438.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Norway (Oslo) Gyronema carinata (49985)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) Gyronema octavium (49635)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Cyclonema carinatum (49641)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Lithuania Cyclonema carinata (207401 207403)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (California) Cyclonema carinatum (79807)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Cyclonema carinatum (13621)