{"id":3224,"date":"2013-12-11T18:23:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T23:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=3224"},"modified":"2016-09-28T22:26:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T02:26:31","slug":"sinuites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/mollusca\/gastropoda\/bellerophontida\/sinuitidae\/sinuites\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinuites<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum: Mollusca <\/a>
\nClass: Gastropoda<\/a>
\nOrder: Bellerophontida<\/a>
\nFamily: Sinuitidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Sinuites<\/em> Koken, 1896
\nCincinnatian Species: Sinuites cancellatus<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSynonyms<\/strong>: Discolites<\/em> Emmons, 1855; Protowarthia<\/em> Ulrich & Scofield, 1897
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Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nOrdovician <\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nSinuites<\/em> is an extinct genus of epifaunal detritivores <\/p>\n

Identification in Hand Sample<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  • Lobelike lateral lips.<\/li>\n
  • Tightly coiled shell.<\/li>\n
  • Slit band absent.<\/li>\n
  • Revolving striae as well as growth lines.<\/li>\n
  • Lack of abruptly expanded aperture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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