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Cynisca

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Cynisca was named by Adams and Adams (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 557]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Turbinidae by Ladd (1966); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Cynisca Adams and Adams p. 406
1966Cynisca Ladd p. 49
2002Cynisca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCyniscaAdams and Adams 1854

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.

G. Cynisca Adams and Adams 1854
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Cynisca pacifica Ladd 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Marshall Islands C. pacifica (77979)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) C. formosa (41473)