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Sinuella

Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae

Taxonomy
Sinuella was named by Knight (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u Cm Fran Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bucaniellinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyrtolitidae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Sinuella Knight
1960Sinuella Knight et al. p. 175
2002Sinuella Sepkoski
2023Sinuella Wagner p. G1039

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

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.

G. †Sinuella Knight 1947
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Sinuella minuta Knight 1947
Sinuella vaticina Hall 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:23:20
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:23:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Trempealeauan or 492.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Montana) S. vaticina (247)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Texas) S. minuta (156382 156383)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) S. sp. (229379)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Utah) S. sp. (259)