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Omphaloptycha gansuensis

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

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

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
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusOmphaloptychaAmmon 1878
speciesgansuensis

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Omphaloptycha gansuensis Tong and Erwin 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Gansu) Omphaloptycha gansuensis (type locality: 119266)