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Euomphalus oldhami

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Euomphalus (Schizostoma) oldhami was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17226, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Left bank of Bakh ravine, top of cliff limestone, ENE of Musa Khel, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Straparollus (Euomphalus) oldhami by Fantini Sestini (1965) and Fantini Sestini (1965); it was recombined as Euomphalus oldhami by Clapham (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Euomphalus (Schizostoma) oldhami Reed p. 346 figs. Pl 58, fig 16
1965Straparollus (Euomphalus) oldhami Fantini Sestini p. 209
2015Euomphalus oldhami Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusEuomphalus
speciesoldhami()

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.

†Euomphalus oldhami Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height13.50

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: "calcite"g
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-28 13:58:32
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:35:42
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Wagner 1999, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 272.30000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28China (Xinjiang) Straparollus oldhami (123274)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Euomphalus oldhami (type locality: 126279)