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Omphaloptycha zitteli

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Omphaloptycha zitteli was named by Böhm (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Forno, telegraph pole 90/92, which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Omphaloptycha zitteli Böhm p. 277 figs. Pl 14, fig 4; text-fig 62
1899Omphaloptycha zitteli Kittl p. 140

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusOmphaloptychaAmmon 1878
specieszitteli

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 zitteli Böhm 1895
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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: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Omphaloptycha zitteli (138255 type locality: 138259)