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Cyclospira bisulcata

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Cyclospiridae

Taxonomy
Orthis bisulcata was named by Emmons (1842). It is the type species of Cyclospira.

It was recombined as Cyclospira bisulcata by Mitchell (1977) and Jin and Chatterton (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. vokesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Cyclospira bisulcata Mitchell
1997Cyclospira bisulcata Jin and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderLissatrypidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyProtozygoideaCopper 1986
familyCyclospiridaeSchuchert 1913
genusCyclospiraHall and Clarke 1893
speciesbisulcata(Emmons 1842)

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.

†Cyclospira bisulcata Emmons 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 12:17:57
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:17:57
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Cyclospira bisulcata (23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Cyclospira bisulcata (23802 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Cyclospira bisulcata (192340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Cyclospira bisulcata (23807)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Cyclospira bisulcata (23280)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Cyclospira bisulcata (26293 26294)