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Babylonites

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Babylonites was named by Yochelson (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 109,797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Omphalotrochidae by Knight et al. (1960), Morris and Cleevely (1981), Linsley and Kier (1984), Ketwetsuriya et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Babylonites Yochelson
1960Babylonites Knight et al. p. 196
1981Babylonites Morris and Cleevely
1984Babylonites Linsley and Kier
2002Babylonites Sepkoski
2014Babylonites Ketwetsuriya et al. p. 142

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

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.

G. †Babylonites Yochelson 1956
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†Babylonites acutus Yochelson 1956
†Babylonites carinatus Yochelson 1956
†Babylonites conicus Yochelson 1956
†Babylonites conoideus Girty 1908
†Babylonites ferrieri Girty 1908
†Babylonites turritus Yochelson 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2513.82.7034.014.07.40

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 298.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Mexico B. sp. (117974)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Idaho) B. conoideus (11286)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Svalbard and Jan Mayen B. sp. (145695)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) B. turritus (43491 43494 43510 43513 43515 43560 43574 81711 108355 110512 113223 121334 121354 121457 121458)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Idaho) B. sp., B. ferrieri, B. conoideus (11285) Omphalotrochus conoideus (108902) Omphalotrochus ferrieri, Omphalotrochus conoideus (88260)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) B. acutus (43563 101774) B. carinatus (81645 81722 101767 121453 121459) B. carinatus, B. acutus (43548) B. carinatus, B. acutus, B. conicus (43551) B. carinatus, B. conicus (43553 81693 121328) B. turritus (43512)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) B. sp. (11229)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Utah) B. sp., B. conoideus (11271)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Mexico (Guerrero) B. carinatus (232711 232712 232713)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) B. carinatus (105573 121454 121460) B. carinatus, B. conicus (101864) B. sp., B. carinatus, B. conicus (43550)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Coahuila) B. acutus (121471)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) B. carinatus (81706)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Idaho) B. sp. (11283)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Montana) B. sp. (11275)