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Labyrinthus obtusus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Camaenidae

Taxonomy
Helminthoglypta obtusa was named by Anderson and Hanna (1925). Its type specimen is UCMP 1016 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Live Oak Creek, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Tejon Formation of California.

It was recombined as Labyrinthus obtusus by Roth (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Helminthoglypta obtusa Anderson and Hanna pp. 142-143 figs. 12-13
1988Labyrinthus obtusus Roth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCamaenidaePilsbry 1895
genusLabyrinthusBeck 1837
speciesobtusus()

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.

Labyrinthus obtusus Anderson and Hanna 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Helminthoglypta obtusa (type locality: 183453)