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Cyrtospira abbreviatus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Subulites abbreviatus was named by Hall (1852). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cyrtospira abbreviatus by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Wilson (1951) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Subulites abbreviatus Hall
1897Cyrtospira abbreviatus Ulrich and Scofield p. 1070
1951Cyrtospira abbreviatus Wilson p. 90 figs. pl. 12 f. 13-14
2023Cyrtospira abbreviatus Wagner p. 1192

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusCyrtospira
speciesabbreviatus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:31:49
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:31:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available