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Warthia stricta

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon strictus was named by Dana (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Illawarra District (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Goniatites strictus by Etheridge (1891); it was recombined as Warthia stricta by Waterhouse (1963), Waterhouse (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Bellerophon strictus Dana p. 151
1849Bellerophon strictus Dana p. 707 figs. pl. 10 f. 5
1891Goniatites strictus Etheridge p. 270
1963Warthia stricta Waterhouse p. 92 fig. 1,6,7,8,11,14
1983Warthia stricta Waterhouse p. 252 figs. Pl 6, fig 17

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

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 stricta Dana 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height514.710.019.015.03.24

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 Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Bellerophon strictus (type locality: 133337)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Australia (Queensland) Warthia stricta (104742)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Warthia stricta (41778)