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Cyclonema (Cyclonema) hiiumaa

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema hiiumaa was named by Teichert (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyclonema (Cyclonema) hiiumaa by Isakar (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cyclonema hiiumaa Teichert p. 69 figs. pl. 5 f. 21-23
1995Cyclonema (Cyclonema) hiiumaa Isakar pp. 184-187 figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusCyclonema
subgenusCyclonema
specieshiiumaa(Teichert 1928)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Isakar 1995Small Cyclonema (about 14 mm high) with a relatively gradate shell with four whorls. Anomphalous, sutures impressed, whorle profile convex between sutures, apical angle about 80˚.
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, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984

Age range: base of the Raikkula to the top of the Juuru or 440.80000 to 439.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Cyclonema hiiumaa (172929 172930)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia Cyclonema hiiumaa (172928)