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Euomphalopterus alatus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Turbinites alatus was named by Wahlenberg (1821).

It was recombined as Pleurotomaria alata by Lindström (1884); it was recombined as Euomphalopterus (Pleuromphalus) alata by Kurushin (1986); it was recombined as Euomphalopterus alatus by Roemer (1876), Northrop (1939), Pitcher (1939), Linsley et al. (1978), Rohr et al. (1981), Tassell (1982), Peel (1984), Peel (1986), Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Turbinites alatus Wahlenberg p. 69
1876Euomphalopterus alatus Roemer figs. pl. 14
1884Pleurotomaria alata Lindström pp. 116 - 118 figs. pl. 10 f. 18-32
1939Euomphalopterus alatus Northrop pp. 210 - 211
1939Euomphalopterus alatus Pitcher p. 99
1978Euomphalopterus alatus Linsley et al. pp. 109 - 110 figs. f. 2a-c, f. 3a-b
1981Euomphalopterus alatus Rohr et al. p. 333 figs. pl. 1 f. 14-16
1982Euomphalopterus alatus Tassell p. 32
1984Euomphalopterus alatus Peel p. 164 figs. f. 1a-b
1986Euomphalopterus (Pleuromphalus) alata Kurushin p. 107
1986Euomphalopterus alatus Peel figs. f. 5a-b
1999Euomphalopterus alatus Wagner
2023Euomphalopterus alatus Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
subfamilyEuomphalopterinae
genusEuomphalopterus
speciesalatus()

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.

†Euomphalopterus alatus Wahlenberg 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:15:55
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:10:08
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Gorstian or 440.80000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo) Euomphalopterus alatus (49984)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Sweden (Gotland) Pleurotomaria alata (3972)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) Euomphalopterus sp. (68834)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) Euomphalus alatus (22818)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Euomphalopterus alatus (690 26003)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Euomphalopterus alatus (13591 13592 13594 13597 13598 13669) Pleurotomaria alata (4010 13547 154965 155698)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland Euomphalopterus alatus (500)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Euomphalopterus alatus (49640 79881)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) Euomphalopterus alatus (24944)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Euomphalopterus alatus (23057)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Euomphalopterus alatus (13601)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine (Podolia) Pleurotomaria alata (155616 155617 155618)