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Warthia inflata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Stachella inflata was named by Yin (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 510. Mokou, Fuihsien (Fi-l-Hsien), which is in a Gzhelian/Asselian carbonate limestone in the Houkou Formation of China.

It was recombined as Warthia inflata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Stachella inflata Yin p. 12 figs. pl. 1 f. 15
1983Stachella inflata Guo p. 439 figs. pl. 147 f. 7-8
2023Warthia inflata Wagner p. S7682

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

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 inflata Yin 1932
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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 Gzhelian to the top of the Asselian or 303.70000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 293.52China (Hopei) Stachella inflata (type locality: 149177)