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Cyrtostropha β
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Murchisoniidae : Cyrtostropha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 421 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Murchisoniidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Murchisoniidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Knight et al. (1960). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor ribbing (based on Cyrtostropha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. G. Donald. 1902. On some of the Proterozoic Gasteropoda which have been referred to Murchisonia and Pleurotomaria, with descriptions of new subgenera and species. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 58(4):313-339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Murchisonia bicincta β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Murchisonia cava β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Pleurotoma coralli β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 426 Ma Silurian | 421 Ma Silurian | |
| Murchisonia macrospira β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 439 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Murchisonia monoliniformis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 443 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Donaldiella morinensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Loxonema obscura β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cyrtostropha pacifica β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Hormotoma salteri β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cyrtostropha scitula β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Murchisonia sculpta β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Murchisonia subplicata β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Murchisonia torquata β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1902 | Murchisonia (Cyrtostropha) Donald |
| 2002 | Cyrtostropha Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2017 | Cyrtostropha Wagner p. G297 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
