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Cyrtospira parvula

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Subulites parvulus was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cyrtospira parvulus by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Bassler (1915) and Wilson (1951); it was recombined as Cyrtospira parvula by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Subulites parvulus Billings p. 36
1897Cyrtospira parvulus Ulrich and Scofield p. 1070
1915Cyrtospira parvulus Bassler p. 370
1951Cyrtospira parvulus Wilson p. 90 figs. pl. 12 f. 12
2023Cyrtospira parvula Wagner p. 1201

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

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.

Cyrtospira parvula Billings 1865
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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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Cyrtospira parvula (185356)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Cyrtospira parvula (63816)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Cyrtospira parvula (154703)