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Euphemites luxuriosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites luxuriosus was named by Yochelson (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM728, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Euphemites luxuriosus Yochelson
1997Euphemites luxuriosus Kulas and Batten p. 36 figs. pl. 1 f. 5A-B
2023Euphemites luxuriosus Wagner p. 5877

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

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 luxuriosus Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height13.60

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: 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
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Euphemites luxuriosus (type locality: 101767)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Euphemites luxuriosus (61936)