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Odontogriphus omalus

Taxonomy
Odontogriphus omalus was named by Conway-Morris (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 196169, an other, and it is a compression preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Odontogriphus omalus Conway-Morris
2006Odontogriphus omalus Caron et al. p. 159

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
genusOdontogriphus
speciesomalusConway-Morris 1976

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.

Odontogriphus omalus Conway-Morris 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000s
Adult width: 10 to < 100s
Locomotion: actively mobiles
Life habit: epifaunals
Diet: grazers
Comments: Data from Caron et al. (2006).s
Created: 2009-04-21 12:44:12
Modified: 2009-04-21 14:44:12
Source: s = species, g = genus
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Caron et al. 2006

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Odontogriphus omalus (84412 84417 84418 84419 84421 84424 84429 84432 84433 84435 84436 84437 121959)