Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cymatium (Septa) janetae

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Cymatium (Septa) janetae was named by Squires (1983). Its type specimen is UCLA 59191, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. dolarium, C. nodiferum, C. planinodum, C. vicksburgense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cymatium (Septa) janetae Squires p. 355 figs. fig. 2A-D
1984Cymatium (Septa) janetae Squires p. 27 figs. Figure 7m

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyRanellinaeGray 1854
genusCymatiumPerry 1810
subgenusSepta
speciesjanetae

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.

†Cymatium (Septa) janetae Squires 1983
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Cymatium janetae (8011 8014 8018)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Cymatium janetae (8012 8013)