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Amaurotoma knighti

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Taxonomy
Amaurotoma knighti was named by Elias (1958) [Amaurotoma (?) knighti Elias 1958]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Village of Milo, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore sandstone in the Redoak Hollow Formation of Oklahoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Amaurotoma knighti Elias
2023Amaurotoma knighti Wagner p. 5843

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyMicrodomatidae
genusAmaurotoma
speciesknighti

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.

†Amaurotoma knighti Elias 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: "calcite"f
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-01-28 07:56:10
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:56:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bandel et al. 2002, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Amaurotoma knighti (type locality: 5611)