Cuphosolenus
Extinct genus of gastropods
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Cuphosolenus is a genus of extinct small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea, known from the Jurassic[1] and lower Cretaceous[2] periods. Cuphosolenus was named by Edouard Piette in 1876.[3]
| Cuphosolenus Temporal range: | |
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| Cuphosolenus tetracer (D'Orbigny) from France. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Aporrhaidae |
| Genus: | †Cuphosolenus Piette, 1876 |
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Etymology
Cuphosolenus is from the Greek Κυφός σωλήν, or "bent canal," referring to the curved anterior siphonal canal.[4]
Spelling
In 1887, Paul Fischer “emended” the spelling of the name to Cyphosolenus.[5] In 1891, Piette accepted Fischer’s use of Cyphosolenus in the text of Paléontologie Française ou Description des Fossiles de la France, etc., Vol. III (text), p. 376 ff.[6] This change in spelling has been described as an unjustified emendation under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[7] and scientists today generally call the genus Cuphosolenus, following the original spelling.[8]
Description
The genus includes Aporrhaidae shells with three long, thin finger-like extensions from the aperture and an extended, curved siphonal canal. The original description described the shell as having (translation from the French), "a semi-palmate lip, three digits, the posterior one of which is weakly attached to the spire, inner lip of columella thick, and siphonal canal bent or curved at the end".[3] The type species for the genus is Cuphosolenus tetracer (D'Orbigny).[9]
Distribution
Species
The following species have been described as belonging (or possibly belonging = "?") to Cuphosolenus:
Jurassic species
- Cuphosolenus anguilcostatus Buvignier 1852[15]
- Cuphosolenus barrensis Buvignier 1891[16]
- Cuphosolenus (?) beaumonti (Guirand & Ogérien 1869)[17]
- Cuphosolenus (?) calvus (Contejean 1858)[18]
- Cuphosolenus deshayeseus (Buvignier 1852)[19]
- Cuphosolenus deslongchampsianus Buvingier 1891[20]
- Cuphosolenus dyoniseus (Buvignier 1852)[21] photo
- Cuphosolenus fusoides (Dolfus 1863)[22]
- Cuphosolenus galateae (D'Orbigny 1847)[23]
- Cuphosolenus gaulardeus (Buvignier 1852)[24]
- Cuphosolenus johannae Buvignier 1891[25]
- Cuphosolenus matronensis (DeLoriol 1871)[26]
- Cuphosolenus (?) sphinx Piette, 1882[27]
- Cuphosolenus tenuistriatus (Buvignier 1852)[28] photo
- Cuphosolenus tetracer (D'Orbigny 1825)[29] - type species. images
- Cuphosolenus theodoriensis Buvignier 1891[30]