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Goldfussoceras circinalis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Euomphalus circinalis was named by Goldfuss (1844). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Goldfussoceras.

It was recombined as Buechelia circinalis by Kirchner (1915); it was recombined as Goldfussoceras circinalis by Blodgett and Frýda (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Euomphalus circinalis Goldfuss p. 77 figs. pl. 189 f. 6a-b
1884Euomphalus circinalis Quenstedt pp. 329, 392 figs. pl. 197 f. 45; pl. 200 f. 71
1889Euomphalus circinalis Koken p. 321
1915Buechelia circinalis Kirchner pp. 225 - 226
1999Goldfussoceras circinalis Blodgett and Frýda pp. 296 - 297 figs. f. 3
2023Goldfussoceras circinalis Wagner p. 3767

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusGoldfussoceras
speciescircinalis()

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.

Goldfussoceras circinalis Goldfuss 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available