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Omphalotrochus alleni

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Omphalotrochus alleni was named by Yochelson (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 119132 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM707o, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Lenox Hills Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Omphalotrochus alleni Yochelson p. 233 figs. Pl 15, figs 14-16
1982Omphalotrochus alleni Karczewski p. 99 figs. Pl 34, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyOmphalotrochidae
genusOmphalotrochus
speciesalleni

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.

†Omphalotrochus alleni Yochelson 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Omphalotrochus alleni (145696)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Omphalotrochus alleni (type locality: 43573)