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Euphemites fremontensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites fremontensis was named by Kulas and Batten (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is AMNH B6821, Bull Lake, Fremont County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine lime mudstone/grainstone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Euphemites fremontensis Kulas and Batten
2023Euphemites fremontensis Wagner p. 4471

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

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 fremontensis Kulas and Batten 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height13.70

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: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Euphemites fremontensis (type locality: 61936 61937)