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Euphemitopsis paucinodosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemitopsis paucinodosa was named by Yochelson (1960). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Euphemitopsis paucinodosus by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Euphemitopsis paucinodosa Yochelson pp. 253 - 254 figs. pl. 47 f. 38-41
1967Euphemitopsis paucinodosus Yochelson and Saunders p. 81

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

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.

Euphemitopsis paucinodosus Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height513.29.0021.012.05.24

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 Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 283.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Euphemitopsis paucinodosa (43574)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Montana) Euphemitopsis paucinodosus (11276)