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Euphemites compressus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites compressus was named by 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. multilira, E. viattus
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Euphemites compressus Elias
1974Euphemites compressus Thein and Nitecki p. 35
2023Euphemites compressus Wagner p. 5553

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

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 compressus Elias 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Wagner 2023, 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) Euphemites compressus (type locality: 5611)