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Warthia polita

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Warthia polita was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, topmost Productus Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Warthia polita Waagen p. 160 figs. Pl 15, fig 7
1960Warthia polita Yochelson p. 236

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

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 polita Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Warthia polita (126277)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Warthia polita (126003 126939)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Warthia polita (126741 126759 126762 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Warthia polita (type locality: 89061 126887)