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Anomphalus helicoides

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Anomphalidae

Taxonomy
Rotella helicoides was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Umbonium helicoides by Kittl (1891); it was recombined as Anomphalus helicoides by Haas (1953).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Euomphalus pygmaeus Münster p. 104 figs. Pl 11, fig 1
1841Rotella helicoides Münster p. 117 figs. Pl 13, fig 5
1843Euomphalus reconditus Klipstein p. 201 figs. Pl 14, fig 14
1843Euomphalus sphaeroidicus Klipstein p. 201 figs. Pl 14, fig 11
1843Euomphalus complanatus Klipstein p. 202 figs. Pl 14, fig 12
1843Euomphalus helicoides Klipstein p. 202 figs. Pl 14, fig 13
1891Umbonium helicoides Kittl p. 242 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
1953Anomphalus helicoides Haas p. 78 figs. Pl 5, figs 4-6,9,10,13,16,17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyAnomphalidae
genusAnomphalus
specieshelicoides()

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.

Anomphalus helicoides Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Euomphalus complanatus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Euomphalus helicoides Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Euomphalus pygmaeus Münster 1841 [synonym], Euomphalus reconditus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Euomphalus sphaeroidicus Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height61.420.6705.500.8952.14

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-01-28 08:01:20
Modified: 2010-01-28 10:01:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bandel et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Hettangian or 247.20000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Umbonium helicoides (202275)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Rotella helicoides, Euomphalus pygmaeus (137429) Umbonium helicoides (144631)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru Anomphalus helicoides (68119)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary Straparollus pygmaeus (125465)