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Euchelus

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Euchelus was named by Philippi (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 557]. It is extant. Its type is Trochus quadricarinatus.

It was assigned to Eucyclinae by Wilson (1993); to Trochidae by Ladd (1966), Short and Potter (1987), Todd (2001); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calliotropidae by Bandel (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Euchelus Philippi
1966Euchelus Ladd p. 33
1987Euchelus Short and Potter p. 10
1993Euchelus Wilson p. 67
2001Euchelus Todd
2002Euchelus Sepkoski
2010Euchelus Bandel p. 475

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusEuchelusPhilippi 1847

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. Euchelus Philippi 1847
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Subg. Euchelus (Antillachelus) Woodring 1928
Subg. Euchelus (Euchelus) Philippi 1847
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Subg. Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Iredale 1929
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†Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791
†Euchelus rubrus Adams 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-10 08:50:27
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:50:27
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) E. lenoblei (86497)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan E. sp. (44960)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia E. atratus (70081)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) E. atratus (42385)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia E. atratus (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands E. quadricarinatus, E. instrictus (43326)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) E. pliocenicus (63432 63439)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji E. instrictus (78060)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan E. sp. (97031)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Antillachelus vaughani (58522) E. vaughani (69089)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia E. atratus (70084)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Herpetopoma foveolata (85085)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Vanuatu E. sp. (78311)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan E. ornatissima (96970 97028)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea E. atratus (101415)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands E. quadricarinatus, E. instrictus (43321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan E. lischkei (96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) E. atratus (63317 63351) Herpetopoma apersa (63207)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands E. sp. A, E. quadricarinatus, E. instrictus (43334) E. sp. A, E. quadricarinatus, E. instrictus, E. angulatus (43306)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand E. sp. (67931)