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Cymatiella

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Cymatiella was named by Iredale (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Sassia (Cymatiella) by Beu (2005).

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Sassia by Beu (2005); and to Cymatiinae by Beu (2010).

Synonyms
  • Vernotriton was named by Iredale (1936). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cymatiella by Beu (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Cymatiella Iredale p. 253
1936Vernotriton Iredale p. 308
2002Cymatiella Sepkoski
2005Sassia (Cymatiella) Beu p. 103
2010Cymatiella Beu pp. 209 - 210

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyCymatiinaeIredale 1913
genusCymatiellaIredale 1924

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. Cymatiella Iredale 1924
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†Cymatiella gemmulatus Tate 1888
†Cymatiella pratti Tenison Woods 1879
Invalid names: Vernotriton Iredale 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. G. Beu 2010The genus Cymatiella contains the smallest ranellids, few exceeding 20 mm H, with a relatively tall, straightsided spire and a short, rounded last whorl and short, open siphonal canal, simple sculpture of spiral and axial ridges, and a correspondingly small, smooth, turbiniform protoconch.