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Cyrtostropha

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Cyrtostropha) was named by Donald (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1197]. Its type is Pleurotoma coralli.

It was synonymized subjectively with Murchisonia by Knight et al. (1960); it was reranked as Cyrtostropha by Sepkoski (2002) and Wagner (2023).

It was assigned to Murchisonia by Donald (1902); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Murchisoniidae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Murchisonia (Cyrtostropha) Donald
2002Cyrtostropha Sepkoski
2023Cyrtostropha Wagner p. G297

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

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. †Cyrtostropha Donald 1902
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Cyrtostropha bicincta M'Coy 1844
Cyrtostropha cava Lindström 1884
Cyrtostropha coralli de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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Invalid names: Cyrtostropha loganii Hall 1852 [synonym]
Cyrtostropha monoliniformis Lindström 1884
Cyrtostropha morinensis Horný 1952
Cyrtostropha obscura Portlock 1843
Cyrtostropha pacifica Perner 1907
Cyrtostropha salteri Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Cyrtostropha salteri canadensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Hormotoma salteri nitida Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Hormotoma salteri tennesseensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Invalid names: Cyrtostropha fasciata Branson 1909 [synonym], Hormotoma groenlandica Troedsson 1928 [synonym]
Cyrtostropha scitula Donald 1902
Cyrtostropha sculpta Perner 1907
Cyrtostropha subplicata Lindström 1884
Cyrtostropha torquata M'Coy 1851
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
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Knight et al. (1960).subg
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:14
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:12:14
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Whitcliffe or 457.30000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (26274 26275 26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (184671 185431 185465 185476)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Hormotoma fasciata (175724)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma salteri (63816)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (55999)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (26192)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hormotoma salteri (155401)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma canadensis (154703)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hormotoma salteri (5346)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hormotoma salteri (5361)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma salteri (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma salteri (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Hormotoma salteri (101108 154460)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma salteri (185477)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Hormotoma salteri (99663 99803 100288 194138) Murchisonia salteri (34547)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (26263 26270 26271 26273 26277 197156)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) Hormotoma salteri (101403)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma salteri (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma salteri (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Hormotoma salteri (100541)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma salteri (26293 26294)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Hormotoma salteri (172804)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Hormotoma groenlandica (27193)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) Hormotoma salteri (24162)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Ireland Murchisonia bicincta (23068)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Hormotoma moniliformis (206542 206543 206560)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Coelidium macrospira (77332)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Jiangsu) Murchisonia cava, Murchisonia gracilicrista (56661)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia cava (3977) Murchisonia cava, Murchisonia subplicata (155697) Murchisonia subplicata (3974)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4USA (New York) Coelidium macrospira (154368 155562)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Liberecky) Murchisonia sculpta (104658)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Praha) C. pacifica (58980)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Donaldiella morinensis (103536)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Ontario) Murchisonia loganii (155723) Murchisonia loganii, Murchisonia macrospira (14196) Murchisonia macrospira (154346)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom Pleurotoma coralli (156548)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Murchisonia coralli (156587)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia monoliniformis (13533)
Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Murchisonia coralli (156545)