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Omphaloptycha gansuensis

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Omphaloptycha gansuensis was named by Tong and Erwin (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 485643 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guojiashan Section, Bed 20, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in the Guojiashan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. gracilior, O. lissoni, O. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Omphaloptycha gansuensis Tong and Erwin p. 29 figs. Pl 5, figs 32,33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
RankNameAuthor
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusOmphaloptychaDall 1918
speciesgansuensis

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 gansuensis Tong and Erwin 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available