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Cylindritopsis ovalis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Cylindritopsis ovalis was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cylindritopsis ovalis Gemmellaro p. 114 figs. Pl 13, figs 7,8
1977Cylindritopsis ovalis Termier and Termier p. 76 fig. 33
1988Cylindritopsis ovalis Erwin p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusCylindritopsis
speciesovalis

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.

Cylindritopsis ovalis Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.0

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Cylindritopsis ovalis (type locality: 108672)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Cylindritopsis ovalis (42097 42098)