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Warthia welleri

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Warthia welleri was named by Yochelson (1960). Its type specimen is AMNH 28187, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Warthia welleri Yochelson p. 255 figs. Pl 48, figs 20-26
2020Warthia welleri Ketwetsuriya et al. p. 7 figs. 5A-D
2021Warthia welleri Quiroz-Barroso et al. p. 5 figs. 2.8, 2.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyEuphemitidae
subfamilyEuphemitinae
genusWarthia
specieswelleri

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.

Warthia welleri Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height517.16.6044.015.415.1

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: deposit feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-05-20 05:42:43
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:22:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Warthia welleri (43491 43515 43517 121485)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Mexico (Chiapas) Warthia welleri (220046)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand Warthia welleri (103565)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Warthia welleri (43512 81640)