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Euphemites konincki

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemus konincki was named by Weir (1931). Its type specimen is BI 4090, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Visé, which is in a Visean carbonate limestone in the Calcaire de Seilles Formation of Belgium.

It was recombined as Euphemites konincki by Batten (1966), Pan (1997), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. multilira, E. viattus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Euphemus konincki Weir p. 843 figs. pl. 9 f. 2a-c
1966Euphemites konincki Batten p. 7 figs. pl. 1 f. 3
1997Euphemites konincki Pan p. 602 figs. f. 4.1-4.4
2023Euphemites konincki Wagner p. 4016

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

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 konincki Weir 1931
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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: base of the Asbian to the top of the Bashkirian or 339.90000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Belgium (Liége) Euphemus urei (type locality: 147082)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Euphemites konincki (242121)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Euphemites konincki (57131)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2China (Nei Mongol) Euphemites konincki (673)