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Cyclonema praecipitum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema (Gyronema) praecipitum was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murfreesboro, which is in an Ashbyan shallow subtidal wackestone/packstone in the Murfreesboro Limestone Formation of Tennessee.

It was recombined as Gyronema praecipitum by Bassler (1932); it was recombined as Cyclonema praecipitum by Thompson (1970) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cyclonema (Gyronema) praecipitum Ulrich and Scofield figs. pl. 78 f. 26
1932Gyronema praecipitum Bassler p. 190 figs. pl. 4 f. 6
1970Cyclonema praecipitum Thompson pp. 248 - 249 figs. pl. 33 f. 5-8
2023Cyclonema praecipitum Wagner p. 4870

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

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 praecipitum Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Wagner 2023, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Cyclonema praecipitum (type locality: 5327)