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Cyclonema aiens

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria aiens was named by Sardeson (1896). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Horiostomella aiens by Sloan and Webers (1987); it was recombined as Cyclonema aiens by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Pleurotomaria aiens Sardeson p. 76 figs. pl. 3 f. 16-17
1987Horiostomella aiens Sloan and Webers
2023Cyclonema aiens Wagner p. S680

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

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 aiens Sardeson 1896
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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, Wagner 2023, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Horiostomella aiens (23085 23555)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Horiostomella aiens (23612)