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Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha) Knight
1956Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha) Yochelson p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
subfamilyEuomphalinae
genusAmphiscapha
subgenusAmphiscaphaKnight 1942

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.

Subg. †Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha) Knight 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height106.472.9011.77.803.00

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: "calcite"g
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:10:02
Modified: 2010-01-28 10:30:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Amphiscapha dextrata (121451)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Amphiscapha gigantea (121464)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Amphiscapha dextrata (81683) Amphiscapha gigantea (90007 101769 121330 121374)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Amphiscapha gigantea (121369)