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Euphemites inspeciosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon inspeciosus was named by White (1881). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Euphemus inspeciosus by Girty (1909); it was recombined as Euphemites inspeciosus by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Bellerophon inspeciosus White
1909Euphemus inspeciosus Girty p. 100
1967Euphemites inspeciosus Yochelson and Saunders p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyEuphemitidae
subfamilyEuphemitinae
genusEuphemites
speciesinspeciosus(White 1881)

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 inspeciosus White 1881
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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: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (New Mexico) Euphemus inspeciosus (233342)