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Cyclope

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Cyclope was named by Risso (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nassariinae by Landau et al. (2009).

Synonyms
  • Cyclonassa was named by Swainson (1840). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cyclope by Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cyclope Risso
1840Cyclonassa Swainson
2002Cyclope Sepkoski
2009Cyclope Landau et al. p. 64

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusCyclopeRisso 1826

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. Cyclope Risso 1826
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†Cyclope migliorinii Bevilaqua 1928
Cyclope neritea Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Cyclonassa Swainson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain C. migliorinii (80562)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy C. donovani (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) C. pellucida, C. neritea (173663)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Nassa neritea (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Nassa neritea (127595)