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Eccyliopterus owenanus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Lesueurillidae

Taxonomy
Ophileta owenana was named by Meek and Worthen (1868). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eccyliopterus owenanus by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Eccyliomphalus owenanus by Wilson (1951); it was recombined as Ecculiomphalus owenanus by Sloan and Webers (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ophileta owenana Meek and Worthen p. 313
1897Eccyliopterus owenanus Ulrich and Scofield p. 1032 figs. pl. 74 f. 10-14
1951Eccyliomphalus owenanus Wilson pp. 62 - 63
1987Ecculiomphalus owenanus Sloan and Webers p. 185

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyLesueurillidae
subfamilyLesueurillinae
genusEccyliopterus
speciesowenanus()

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.

†Eccyliopterus owenanus Meek and Worthen 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 12:31:36
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:15:07
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Edenian or 453.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Eccyliopterus owenanus (194137)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Ecculiomphalus owenanus (23588 23597)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ecculiomphalus owenanus (23678 23679 23680)