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Euphemites rollinsi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites rollinsi was named by Harper (2018). Its type specimen is CM 57853, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Euphemites rollinsi Harper pp. 76-77 figs. 8-A-I

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

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.

Euphemites rollinsi Harper 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Harper 2018This is a small to moderate-sized species of Euphemites characterized by its sublentiform shape and rounded profile, by its extensive perinductural surface, and by its prominent selenizone, which can be traced even within the lirate inductura covering much of the shell.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:23:56
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:27:44
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: Osagean or 351.90000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) Euphemites rollinsi (229317)