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Sinuites (Sinuites)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Sinuites (Sinuites) was named by Koken (1896).

It was assigned to Sinuites by Koken (1896).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Sinuites (Sinuites) Koken

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
subfamilySinuitinae
genusSinuites
subgenusSinuitesKoken 1896

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.

Subg. †Sinuites (Sinuites) Koken 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:22:03
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:54:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Vormsi or 449.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8Germany Sinuites sp. (214131)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Sinuites usitatus (87307)