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Paromphalus ammonitiformis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus ammonitiformis was named by Etheridge (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Duguid's Hill, near Harper's Hill, near West Maitland, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Allandale Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Straparollus (Euomphalus) ammonitiformis by Yochelson (1956); it was recombined as Paromphalus ammonitiformis by Fletcher (1958), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Straparollus ammonitiformis Etheridge p. 200 figs. Pl 33, figs 1, 2
1956Straparollus (Euomphalus) ammonitiformis Yochelson p. 197
1958Paromphalus ammonitiformis Fletcher pp. 146 - 147 figs. pI. 21 figs. 1-5
2023Paromphalus ammonitiformis Wagner p. S8254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
subfamilyEuomphalinae
genusParomphalus
speciesammonitiformis()

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.

Paromphalus ammonitiformis Etheridge 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height121.0

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:35:47
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (New South Wales) Straparollus ammonitiformis (type locality: 131932)