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Euphemites kingi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites kingi was named by Yochelson (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is PU3, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Euphemites kingi Yochelson
1969Euphemites kingi Yancey p. 7
2001Euphemites kingi Kues and Batten p. 10 figs. f. 2.15-2.16
2023Euphemites kingi Wagner p. 5880

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

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 kingi Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.497.9011.49.652.47

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: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Kungurian or 312.80000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Euphemites kingi (46536)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Euphemites kingi (120946)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Euphemites kingi (type locality: 75884)