Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Alternative combination: Euomphalus (Omphalotrochus) whitneyi
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1864. Section 1. Description of the Carboniferous fossils. Palaeontology of California 1:3-16
Belongs to Omphalotrochus according to A. Logan and A. McGugan 1968
See also Meek 1864 and Yochelson 1956
Sister taxa: Omphalotrochus alleni, Omphalotrochus antiquus, Omphalotrochus canaliculatus, Omphalotrochus cochisensis, Omphalotrochus hessensis, Omphalotrochus kalitvaensis, Omphalotrochus kalmiussi, Omphalotrochus karakubensis, Omphalotrochus obtusispira, Omphalotrochus spinosus, Omphalotrochus tabulatus, Omphalotrochus timanicus, Omphalotrochus uerjagensis, Omphalotrochus wolfcampensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is S.U445, Old Bass Ranch, Bayha Creek, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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