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Oreohelix (mountain snail)
Taxonomy
Oreohelix was named by Pilsbry (1904). It is extant. It is the type genus of Oreohelicidae.
It was assigned to Oreohelicidae by Gingerich (1987).
It was assigned to Oreohelicidae by Gingerich (1987).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Oreohelix Pilsbry |
| 1987 | Oreohelix Gingerich p. 293 |
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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.
G. Oreohelix Pilsbry 1904 [mountain snail]
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Oreohelix megarche Cockerell and Henderson 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Oreohelix sp. (15793) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Oreohelix megarche (15081) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Montana) | Oreohelix sp. (162124) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Utah) | Oreohelix strigosa (93326) |