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Euphemites hermosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites hermosus was named by Kues and Batten (2001) [= Euphemites carbonarius Kues 1984 f. 3.14-3.15]. Its type specimen is UNM 7259, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Talpa, which is in a Desmoinesian delta front shale/sandstone in the Flechado Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Euphemites hermosus Kues and Batten p. 9 fig. 2
2023Euphemites hermosus Wagner p. 2707

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

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.

Euphemites hermosus Kues and Batten 2001
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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: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Myachkovian or 312.80000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Euphemites carbonarius (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Euphemites hermosus (type locality: 46536)