Euphemites compressus Elias 1958 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Full reference: M. K. Elias. 1958. Late Mississippian fauna of the Redoak Hollow Formation of southern Oklahoma. Part IV. Gastropoda, scaphopoda, cephalopoda, thoracica, and problematica. Journal of Paleontology 32(1):1-57

Belongs to Euphemites according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Elias 1958 and Thein and Nitecki 1974

Sister taxa: Euphemites aequisulcatus, Euphemites apertus, Euphemites barumensis, Euphemites batteni, Euphemites blaneyanus, Euphemites callosus, Euphemites carbonarius, Euphemites chesterensis, Euphemites chubutensis, Euphemites circumcostatus, Euphemites crenulatus, Euphemites devoniana, Euphemites dorbignii, Euphemites enodis, Euphemites exquisitus, Euphemites filosus, Euphemites fremontensis, Euphemites galericulatus, Euphemites globosus, Euphemites graffhami, Euphemites hermosus, Euphemites hindi, Euphemites imperator, Euphemites incarinatus, Euphemites indicus, Euphemites inspeciosus, Euphemites invitabilis, Euphemites jacksoni, Euphemites kingi, Euphemites konincki, Euphemites labrosa, Euphemites laevis, Euphemites latapertus, Euphemites latirimalus, Euphemites lenticularis, Euphemites lentiformis, Euphemites luxuriosus, Euphemites minutus, Euphemites minutus, Euphemites multiliratus, Euphemites nautiloides, Euphemites nevadensis, Euphemites nodocarinatus, Euphemites obsoleta, Euphemites orbignyanus, Euphemites pustula, Euphemites randolphensis, Euphemites rariliratus, Euphemites regulatus, Euphemites richardsoni, Euphemites romanovskyi, Euphemites sacajawensis, Euphemites sparciliratus, Euphemites stamineus, Euphemites subglobosus, Euphemites tongxinensis, Euphemites urei, Euphemites vittatus, Euphemites whirligigi, Euphemites wongi, Euphemites wynnensis, Euphemus baroghilensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Village of Milo, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore sandstone in the Redoak Hollow Formation of Oklahoma

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Village of Milo

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