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Cyclonema niagarensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Holopea niagarensis was named by Winchell and Marcy (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cyclonema niagarensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Holopea niagarensis Winchell and Marcy
1939Holopea niagarensis Northrop p. 214
2023Cyclonema niagarensis Wagner p. 4927

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusCyclonema
speciesniagarensis(Winchell and Marcy 1866)

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.

Cyclonema niagarensis Winchell and Marcy 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: coprophageg
Diet 2: deposit feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-16 09:07:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:18:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Quebec) Holopea niagarensis (207843)