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Orecopia mccoyi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Platyschisma mccoyi was named by Walcott (1884) [Platyschisma? McCoyi Walcott 1884].

It was recombined as Orecopia mccoyi by Knight (1945), Pedder (1966), Kase and Nishida (1986), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Platyschisma mccoyi Walcott p. 188 figs. Plate xvii, figs. 1, 1a-c
1945Orecopia mccoyi Knight
1966Orecopia mccoyi Pedder p. 146 figs. txt f. 2b; pl. 21 f. 1, 3-4
1986Orecopia mccoyi Kase and Nishida p. 80
2023Orecopia mccoyi Wagner p. 3209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyOmphalotrochidae
genusOrecopia
speciesmccoyi()

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.

Orecopia mccoyi Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (California) Orecopia mccoyi (226308)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Nevada) Orecopia mccoyi (56256)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Alaska) Orecopia mccoyi (3940)