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Omphaloptycha hormolira

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Omphaloptychia hormolira was named by Batten and Stokes (1986). Its type specimen is AMNH 43010 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH3026, Windowblind Butte, San Rafael Swell, which is in a Smithian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal packstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Omphaloptycha hormolira by Kaim (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Omphaloptychia hormolira Batten and Stokes p. 26 figs. 41-43
2009Omphaloptycha hormolira Kaim p. 154 fig. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusOmphaloptychaAmmon 1878
specieshormolira()

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.

Omphaloptycha hormolira Batten and Stokes 1986
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Diagnosis
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