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Euomphalus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy

Euomphalus was named by Sowerby (1814) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 797,1197]. Its type is Euomphalus pentangulatus. It is the type genus of Euomphaloidea, Euomphalacea.

It was reranked as Straparollus (Euomphalus) by Knight et al. (1960).

It was assigned to Straparollus by Knight et al. (1960) and Mazaev (1994); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euomphalidae by de Koninck (1881), Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Morris and Cleevely (1981), Linsley and Kier (1984), Bandel and Frýda (1998), Nützel (2002), Bouchet et al. (2005), Nützel and Ketwetsuriya (2016) and Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonyms

Euomphalus simuloides was named by Grabau (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer Limestone Undivided, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Zhesi Formation of China.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Yochelson (1956).
Phymatifer was named by de Koninck (1881). Its type is Euomphalus pugilis.

It was reranked as Euomphalus (Phymatifer) by Fliegel (1901); it was synonymized subjectively with Euomphalus by Knight et al. (1960).

It was assigned to Euomphalus by Fliegel (1901).
Schizostomica was named by Bronn (1834).

It was reranked as Euomphalus (Schizostoma) by Kittl (1899); it was synonymized subjectively with Euomphalus by Knight et al. (1960) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Euomphalus by Kittl (1899).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1814	Euomphalus Sowerby p. 31 figs. pl., figs 2,3,9,10
1881	Euomphalus de Koninck
1881	Phymatifer de Koninck
1897	Euomphalus Ulrich and Scofield
1899	Euomphalus (Schizostoma) Kittl p. 20
1901	Euomphalus (Phymatifer) Fliegel p. 112
1931	Euomphalus simuloides Grabau p. 352 figs. Pl 34, fig 6
1960	Straparollus (Euomphalus) Knight et al. p. 192
1981	Euomphalus Morris and Cleevely
1984	Euomphalus Linsley and Kier
1994	Straparallus (Euomphalus) Mazaev p. 24
1998	Euomphalus Bandel and Frýda pp. 107 - 108
2002	Euomphalus Nützel p. 261
2002	Euomphalus Sepkoski
2005	Euomphalus Bouchet et al. pp. 74, 241
2016	Euomphalus Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 491
2023	Euomphalus Wagner

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Eogastropoda
order	Euomphalina
superfamily	Euomphaloidea	()
family	Euomphalidae
genus	Euomphalus

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. †Euomphalus Sowerby 1814

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Subg. †Euomphalus (Schizostoma) Weigner 1937

†Euomphalus acuticosta Sandberger and Sandberger 1855

†Euomphalus acutus Sowerby 1818

†Euomphalus altus Kirchner 1915

†Euomphalus angularis Weller 1900

†Euomphalus anticostiensis Twenhofel 1928

†Euomphalus araneifer Whidborne 1892

†Euomphalus archiaci Goldfuss 1844

†Euomphalus articulatus Goldfuss 1844

†Euomphalus basinodosus Kirchner 1915