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Cylindritopsis hamiltonae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Cylindritopsis hamiltonae was named by Erwin (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 400715, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cylindritopsis hamiltonae Erwin p. 63 figs. 3.23 - 3.25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusCylindritopsis
specieshamiltonae

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
partNmean
shell height110.0

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Cylindritopsis hamiltonae (type locality: 43496 43515 43560 75923 81638 106286)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Cylindritopsis hamiltonae (81640 101767)