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Ophileta
Taxonomy
Ophileta was named by Vanuxem (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Aren-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Ophileta complanata. It is the type genus of Ophiletidae.
It was reranked as Straparollus (Ophileta) by Winchell (1864).
It was assigned to Straparollus by Winchell (1864); to Ophiletinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophiletidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981), Wagner (1999), Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was reranked as Straparollus (Ophileta) by Winchell (1864).
It was assigned to Straparollus by Winchell (1864); to Ophiletinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophiletidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981), Wagner (1999), Bouchet et al. (2005).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Ophileta Vanuxem |
| 1864 | Straparollus (Ophileta) Winchell p. 228 |
| 1903 | Polygyrata Weller |
| 1924 | Ozarkispira Walcott |
| 1960 | Ophileta Knight et al. p. 200 |
| 1960 | Ophileta (Ozarkispira) Knight et al. p. 200 fig. 113.3 |
| 1981 | Ophileta Morris and Cleevely |
| 1999 | Ophileta Wagner p. 71 |
| 2002 | Ophileta Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Ozarkispira Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Ophileta Bouchet et al. p. 242 |
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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. †Ophileta Vanuxem 1842
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†Ophileta alturensis Sardeson 1896
†Ophileta complanata Vanuxem 1842
†Ophileta complanata nana Meek 1870
†Ophileta discus Cleland 1900
†Ophileta laevata Vanuxem 1842
†Ophileta plana Grabau 1922
†Ophileta solida Butts 1926
†Ophileta squamosa Grabau 1922
†Ophileta subalata Butts 1926
†Ophileta supraplana Ulrich et al. 1931
Invalid names: Ozarkispira Walcott 1924 [synonym], Polygyrata Weller 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Hirnantian or 486.40000 to 443.10000 Ma
Collections (67 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skullrockian | Canada (Newfoundland) | O. sp. (195681) | |
| Skullrockian | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | O. supraplana (195689) | |
| Skullrockian | USA (Utah) | O. sp. (104161) | |
| Skullrockian - Tulean | Canada (Newfoundland) | O. sp. (195780) | |
| Demingian | USA (Virginia) | O. complanata, Ozarkispira subelevata (56651) | |
| Demingian | Canada (British Columbia) | Ozarkispira leo (50167) | |
| Demingian | USA (Tennessee) | O. supraplana (154344) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (New York) | O. discus (119377) O. sp. (273) Pleurotomaria hunterensis (119376) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (Missouri) | O. supraplana (154357) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (Texas) | O. leo (88808) O. polygyrata (56501) O. sp. (271) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (New Jersey) | Polygyrata sinistra (119379) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (Wisconsin) | O. supraplana (189290) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (New York) | O. levata (189334) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (Virginia) | O. complanata, Ozarkispira subelevata (78881) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (Missouri) | O. leo (189372) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (Minnesota) | O. supraplana (189325) | |
| Early/Lower Ordovician | USA (Texas) | O. sp. (283) | |
| Jeffersonian | USA (Texas) | O. sp. (56489 56490) | |
| Tremadocian - Floian | China (Jilin ) | O. plana (154815) | |
| Tremadocian - Floian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | O. sp. (206294) | |
| Canadian | USA (Maryland) | O. sp. (285) | |
| Tremadoc | China (Hebei) | O. plana (222590) | |
| Tremadoc | China (Hubei) | O. sp. (7728) | |
| Tremadoc | USA (Texas) | O. sp. (223754) | |
| Tremadoc | China (HeBei) | O. sp. (7981 7983) | |
| Tremadoc | USA (Utah) | O. sp. (276) | |
| Tremadoc | China (ShanXi) | O. sp. (8003) | |
| Tremadoc | USA (Missouri) | O. sp. (8941) | |
| Cassinian | USA (Minnesota) | O. sp. (56645) | |
| Dawan | China (Hubei) | O. sp. (7727) | |
| Floian | Canada (Newfoundland) | O. sp. (195746) | |
| Arenig | China (AnHui) | O. sp. (7856) | |
| Arenig | China (HeBei) | O. sp. (7956 7957 7961 7962 7963 7967 7968 7972 7980 7982 7995 7996) | |
| Arenig | China (Guizhou) | O. sp. (7386) | |
| Arenig | China (LiaoNing) | O. sp. (20756) | |
| Arenig | China (Hunan and Hubei) | O. sp. (7718) | |
| Arenig | Argentina | O. sp. (8783) Ozarkispira sp. (8707 8875) | |
| Arenig | China (Hubei) | O. sp. (7724) | |
| Arenig | China (GuangDong) | O. sp. (4679) | |
| Blackhillsian | USA (Georgia) | O. complanata (164676) | |
| Whiterockian - Mohawkian | USA (Minnesota) | O. sp. (10767) | |
| Llandeilo | China (XinJiang) | O. sp. (20810) | |
| Caradoc | USA (Georgia) | O. levata (33104 33105 33106 33107) | |
| Cautleyan - Rawtheyan | China (ZheJiang) | O. sp. (7776) | |
| Hirnantian | China (ZheJiang) | O. sp. (7775) |