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Cyclonema parvimedium

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema parvimedium was named by McLearn (1924). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cyclonema (Cyclonema) parvimedium by Peel (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Cyclonema parvimedium McLearn
1970Cyclonema parvimedium Thompson pp. 264 - 265
1975Cyclonema parvimedium Peel p. 1531
1977Cyclonema (Cyclonema) parvimedium Peel pp. 30 - 31 figs. pl. 3 f. 22-23, 25-26
2023Cyclonema parvimedium Wagner p. 4006

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

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 parvimedium McLearn 1924
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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, Wagner 2023, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Cyclonema parvimedium (3833)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Cyclonema parvimedium (3225)