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Sinuites minutus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Discolites minutus was named by Emmons (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sinuites minutus by Knight (1941) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Discolites minutus Emmons
1941Sinuites minutus Knight p. 102
2023Sinuites minutus Wagner p. 6057

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
subfamilySinuitinae
genusSinuites
speciesminutus(Emmons 1855)

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.

Sinuites minutus Emmons 1855
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available