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Euphemitidae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Euphemitidae Knight
1975Euphemitidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 207
1992Euphemitidae Wahlman p. 63
2005Euphemitidae Bouchet et al. p. 241
2016Euphemitidae Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 484
2017Euphemitidae Bouchet et al. p. 332

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

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.

Fm. †Euphemitidae Knight 1956
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Subfm. †Euphemitinae Knight 1956
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G. †Euphemites Warthin 1930
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Euphemites aequisulcatus Chronic 1952
Euphemites apertus Waagen 1880
Euphemites barumensis Whidborne 1896
Euphemites batteni Yochelson 1960
Euphemites blaneyanus McChesney 1859
Euphemites callosus Weller 1930
Euphemites chesterensis Jeffery et al. 1994
Euphemites chubutensis Sabattini 1992
Euphemites compressus Elias 1958
Euphemites crenulatus Yochelson 1960
Euphemites devoniana Radabaugh 1942
Euphemites dorbignii Portlock 1843
Euphemites enodis Sturgeon 1964
Euphemites exquisitus Yochelson 1960
Euphemites filosus de Koninck 1883
Euphemites fremontensis Kulas and Batten 1997
Euphemites galericulatus Winchell 1862
Euphemites graffhami Moore 1941
Euphemites hermosus Kues and Batten 2001
Euphemites hindi Weir 1931
Euphemites imperator Yochelson 1960
Euphemites incarinatus Easton 1943
Euphemites indicus Waagen 1880
Euphemites inspeciosus White 1881
Euphemites invitabilis de Koninck 1883
Euphemites jacksoni Weir 1931
Euphemites kingi Yochelson 1960
Euphemites konincki Weir 1931
Euphemites labrosa Campbell and Engel 1963
Euphemites laevis Waagen 1880
Euphemites latapertus Wang 1980
Euphemites lenticularis Waagen 1880
Euphemites lentiformis Weller 1916
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Invalid names: Euphemites angustus Licharev and Netschajev 1956 [synonym]
Euphemites luxuriosus Yochelson 1960
Euphemites minutus Xi 1980
Euphemites minutus Maxwell 1961
Euphemites multiliratus Sturgeon 1964
Euphemites nautiloides Winchell 1862
Euphemites nevadensis Gordon and Yochelson 1983
Euphemites obsoleta Hall 1879
Euphemites orbignyanus Portlock 1843
Euphemites pustula Yoo 1994
Euphemites randolphensis Weller 1920
Euphemites regulatus Moore 1941
Euphemites richardsoni Schindel and Yochelson 1979
Euphemites romanovskyi Licharev and Netschajev 1956
Euphemites sacajawensis Branson 1937
Euphemites sparciliratus Yochelson 1960
Euphemites stamineus Conrad 1842
Euphemites urei Fleming 1828
Euphemites vittatus McChesney 1859
Euphemites whirligigi Jeffery et al. 1994
Euphemites wongi Yin 1932
Euphemites wynnensis Dickins 1963
Invalid names: Euphemus M'Coy 1844 [replaced]
G. †Euphemitopsis Yochelson 1960
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Euphemitopsis multinodosa Yochelson 1960
Euphemitopsis paucinodosus Yochelson 1960
G. †Warthia Waagen 1880
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Warthia americana Girty 1908
Warthia angustior Yochelson 1960
Warthia attalicus Enderle 1901
Warthia borealis Spath 1930
Warthia brevisinuata Waagen 1880
Warthia brevizonata Wang 1980
Warthia carinata Dickins 1963
Warthia crassus Yochelson 1960
Warthia fissus Yochelson 1960
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Invalid names: Bellerophon pitkorskyi Netchaev 1894 [replaced]
Warthia hisakatsui Murata 1981
Warthia huayingshanensis Yu and Xi 1974
Warthia inflata Yin 1932
Warthia intermedia Dickins 1963
Warthia kingi Moore 1941
Warthia lata Waagen 1880
Warthia micromphala Morris 1845
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Invalid names: Warthia undulata Dana 1847 [synonym]
Warthia peregrinus Laube 1868
Warthia perspecta Fletcher 1958
Warthia polita Waagen 1880
Warthia saundersi Yochelson 1960
Warthia semiaurita Waagen 1880
Warthia stricta Dana 1847
Warthia vaceki Bittner 1899
Warthia waageni Yochelson 1960
Warthia welleri Yochelson 1960
Warthia zakharovi Kaim 2009
Invalid names: Stachella Waagen 1880 [synonym]
Subfm. †Paleuphemitinae Frýda 1999
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G. †Paleuphemites Horný 1962
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Paleuphemites petrboki Horný 1962
G. †Prokopites Frýda 1999
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Prokopites chlupaci Horný 1963
Prokopites holynensis Frýda 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Harper and Rollins (2007): We propose that Euphemites and other bellerophontiform molluscs such as Praematuratroph and Beyrichidiscus make functional and paleoecological sense only if reconstructed with an internal shell adapted to an infaunal mode of life. Linsley (1978) proposed an infaunal mode of life, active burrowing, and carnivory.f
Created: 2009-05-20 05:42:43
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:51:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Smithian or 407.60000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (625 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Euphemus sp. (608)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Praha) Prokopites holynensis (49232)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Warthia devoniana (128950)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) Euphemites barumensis (38142 38143)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Euphemites labrosa (75621)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Belgium (Wallonia) Euphemus filosus (147213)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Euphemites urei (49823 49825 49826) Euphemites urei, Euphemites lentiformis (49824)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Warthia sp., Euphemus sp. (3309)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Euphemites labrosa (43949 44088 44158 44160 44161) Euphemites labrosa, Euphemites pustula (43904)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Morocco Euphemites sp. (66287)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Bellerophon vaceki (44451 74940 74941 74944 104956 104957) Warthia vaceki (127941)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Bellerophon borealis (212072 212073) Warthia zakharovi (182611 182612)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Stachella mica (112112) Warthia vaceki (200984 200988 201006 201013)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Bellerophon borealis (48113 48115 112747 112756 118489 118510 118530 118600 118609 118631 118664 118677 118711 118729) Bellerophon vaceki (48114)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Bellerophon borealis (214748) Warthia zakharovi (90201 90205 221137)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Warthia hisakatsui (48914)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Warthia zakharovi (90220 221139)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Stachella sp. (143630) Warthia hisakatsui (139083 139086 139141 139143 139150 140678 140683 140684)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Australia (Queensland) Stachella sp. (44044 116736)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation Bellerophon borealis (214749) Warthia zakharovi (90218)