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Omphaloptycha altenburgensis

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Turbonilla altenburgensis was named by Geinitz (1848).

It was recombined as Rissoa altenburgensis by King (1856); it was recombined as Chemnitzia altenburgensis by Howse (1857); it was recombined as Omphaloptycha altenburgensis by Dietz (1911), Riedel (1917).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Turbonilla altenburgensis Geinitz
1856Rissoa altenburgensis King p. 77 figs. Pl 1, fig 10
1857Chemnitzia altenburgensis Howse p. 466 figs. Pl 4, fig 18
1861Turbonilla altenburgensis Geinitz p. 48 figs. Pl 11, figs 14,15
1911Omphaloptycha altenburgensis Dietz p. 489
1917Omphaloptycha altenburgensis Riedel p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusOmphaloptychaAmmon 1878
speciesaltenburgensis(Geinitz 1848)

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.

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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Rissoa altenburgensis (208912)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Rissoa altenburgensis (208895)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Poland Omphaloptycha altenburgensis (159020)