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Euphemites circumcostatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites circumcostatus was named by Walter (1953). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euphemitopsis circumcostatus by Yochelson (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Euphemites circumcostatus Walter pp. 695 - 696 figs. pl. 73 f. 20-21, 23-24
1960Euphemitopsis circumcostatus Yochelson p. 252

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyEuphemitidae
subfamilyEuphemitinae
genusEuphemites
speciescircumcostatus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-16 10:23:56
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:27:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17USA (Texas) Euphemites circumcostatus (50001 50003 50006 50009 50012 50017 50018 50021)