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Ophileta laevata

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae

Taxonomy
Ophileta laevata was named by Vanuxem (1842). It is not a trace fossil.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ophileta laevata Vanuxem p. 50 fig. 1
1847Ophileta levata Hall p. 11 figs. pl. 3 f. 4-5; txt. f. 11.1
1931Ophileta larvata Ulrich et al. p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOphiletoidea
familyOphiletidae
genusOphileta
specieslaevata

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.

Ophileta laevata Vanuxem 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:37:11
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:26:04
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Caradoc or 486.85000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Ophileta levata (189334)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Ophileta levata (33104 33105 33106 33107)