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Cyclonema delicatula

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema delicatulum was named by Lindström (1884). It is the type species of Cyclonema (Cyclonemina).

It was recombined as Strophostylus delicatula by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Cyclonema (Cyclonemina) delicatulum by Perner (1903), Perner (1907); it was corrected as Cyclonema delicatula by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cyclonema delicatulum Lindström pp. 174 - 175 figs. pl. 15 f. 27 - 44
1897Strophostylus delicatula Ulrich and Scofield p. 1064
1903Cyclonema (Cyclonemina) delicatulum Perner figs. pl. 59 f. 11-14
1907Cyclonema (Cyclonemina) delicatulum Perner
1960Cyclonema delicatulum Knight et al. p. 240
2023Cyclonema delicatula Wagner p. S579

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

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 delicatula Lindström 1884
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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: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Gorstian or 440.50000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway (Oslo) Cyclonema delicatulum (49984)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Cyclonema delicatulum (13674)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Cyclonema delicatulum (13675)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Liberecky) Cyclonema delicatula (104658)