Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalocirridae
Synonyms: Actomphalus, Arctomphalus Tolmachoff 1930, Hypomphalocirrus Linsley 1973
Full reference: P. de Ryckholt. 1860. Revue des generes qui composent la famille des Haliotidae, d'Orbigny. Journal ds Conchyliolgie 4:183-188
Parent taxon: Omphalocirridae according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Blodgett 1992, Bouchet et al. 2005, Knight et al. 1960, Linsley 1973, Linsley and Kier 1984, Morris and Cleevely 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Tolmachoff 1930
Sister taxon: Liomphalus
Subtaxa: Hypomphalocirrus rugosus Omphalocirrus beyeri Omphalocirrus carnicus Omphalocirrus goldfussi Omphalocirrus grandis Omphalocirrus hoegeri Omphalocirrus kaukensis Omphalocirrus kindlei Omphalocirrus manitobensis Omphalocirrus northi Omphalocirrus pulcher Omphalocirrus spinosus
Type: Euomphalus goldfussi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Austria (4), Belgium (1), Canada (16: Manitoba, Northwest Territories), China (1), Germany (7), Kyrgyzstan (1), Poland (1), United States (12: Alaska, Michigan, Nevada)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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