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Euphemites crenulatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites crenulatus was named by Yochelson (1960). Its type specimen is USNM 119937, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Euphemites crenulatus Yochelson p. 249 figs. Pl 47, figs 22-28
1967Euphemites crenulates Mayou p. 111 figs. Pl 2, figs 11,12,15

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

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.

Euphemites crenulatus Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height67.032.0020.07.506.06

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-16 10:23:56
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:27:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Euphemites crenulatus (43517)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) Euphemites crenulates (38745 38749 38751 38753 38756 38769 38774 38825 38827 38828 66101)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Euphemites crenulatus (type locality: 43512)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Euphemites crenulatus (11227)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Montana) Euphemites crenulatus (11275)