Marine Species Traits - Spirocyclus Wenz, 1938 †

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Spirocyclus Wenz, 1938 †

AphiaID

1753778 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1753778)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Turritella eucycla Laube, 1870 † accepted as Spirocyclina laubei Cossmann, 1902 † accepted as Spirocyclus laubei (Cossmann, 1902) † (type by typification of replaced name)

Parent

Caenogastropoda incertae sedis

Original name

Spirocyclus Wenz, 1938 †

Synonymised names

Spirocyclina Kittl, 1894 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Spirocyclina...)

junior homonym of Spirocyclina Munier-Chalmas, 1887; Spirocyclus is a replacement name

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Species Spirocyclus eucyclus (Laube, 1870) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Turritella eucycla Hebert & Deslongchamps, 1860)
Species Spirocyclus laubei (Cossmann, 1902) †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spirocyclus Wenz, 1938 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1753778 on 2026-08-19

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Spirocyclus Wenz, 1938 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1753778 on 2026-08-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-05-27 12:59:12Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

2024-05-28 08:20:55Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Spirocyclina Kittl, 1894 †) Kittl, E. (1894). Die Gastropoden der Schichten von St. Cassian der südalpinen Trias. III. Theil. <em>Annalen des k.k. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums.</em> 9(2): 143-277, pl. [13-21] 4-12., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4854194
page(s): 240 [details]

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