Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Atlantic Cylinder Sundial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Heterostropha
()
- P. Fischer, 1885
- Superfamily:
Architectonicoidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1850
- Family:
Architectonicidae
()
- J.E. Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Heliacinae
()
- Genus:
Heliacus
()
- A.D. d'Orbigny, in R. de la Sagra, 1842
- Specific name:
cylindricus
- (Gmelin, 1791)
- Scientific name: - Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Specific name:
cylindricus
- (Gmelin, 1791)
- Genus:
Heliacus
(
- Subfamily:
Heliacinae
(
- Family:
Architectonicidae
(
- Superfamily:
Architectonicoidea
(
- Order:
Heterostropha
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Heliacus aethiops (Menke • Heliacus cyclostomus (Menke • Heliacus herberti (Deshayes • Heliacus nubilum (Philippi
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Gmelin, J.F. in Linnaeus, C.
Systema Naturae
per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum
Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species,
cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 13th Edn Lyon
: J.B. Delamolliere Tom
. 1 pars 6, pp. 3021–3910., 1791.
Last scrutiny: 19-Jul-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Heliacus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. bisulcatus (Beaded Sundial) · H. bisulcatus bisulcatus (Beaded Sundial) · H. cylindricus (Atlantic Cylinder Sundial) · H. infundibuliformis (Channeled Sundial) · H. infundibuliformis perrieri (Channeled Sundial)
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Further Reading
- Occasional papers on mollusks. 4 1984 Cambridge, Mass.: Dept. of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1945- url p. 349, p. 361, p. 364.
- Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 88.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2683865
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-71263
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 71263
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 506898
