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Euphemites minutus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Euphemites minutus was named by Maxwell (1961). It is not extant. Its type locality is L. 1970, 250' north of Splinter Creek, ~3300' ENE of Old Cannidah Homestead, which is in an Ivorian carbonate conglomerate in the Tellebang Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Euphemites minutus Maxwell pp. 62 - 63 figs. pl. 7 f. 1-4

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

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 minutus Maxwell 1961
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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: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Euphemites minutus (type locality: 59800)