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Ophiletina sublaxa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4957838https://www.gbif.org/species/4957838
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)74983https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=74983
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Helicotomidae : Ophiletina : Ophiletina sublaxa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Helicotomidae : Ophiletina : Ophiletina sublaxa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassEogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1996
orderEuomphalinade Koninck 1881
superfamilyEuomphaloidea
familyHelicotomidae
genusOphiletinaUlrich and Scofield 1897
speciesOphiletina sublaxaUlrich & Scofield 1897
Generic NameOphiletina
Scientific NameOphiletina sublaxa Ulrich & Scofield, 1897
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ophiletina sublaxaspeciesbelongs to Ophiletinastated with evidenceUlrich and Scofield, 1897
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance466 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Ophiletina)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ophiletina)
Taphonomyaragonite,minor ribbing (based on Ophiletina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ophiletina sublaxa depressa
variety
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ophiletina sublaxa sequens
variety
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ophiletina sublaxa sublaxa
variety
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1897Ophiletina sublaxa Ulrich and Scofield
1941Ophiletina sublaxa Knight
1999Ophiletina sublaxa Wagner
2017Ophiletina sublaxa Wagner p. 973

References

Ulrich E. O., Scofield W. H. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota, The Paleontology of Minnesota 39 2, 813-1081
Knight J. B. (1941) Paleozoic gastropod genotypes, Geological Society of America Special Paper 32, 1-510
Wagner P. J. (1999) Phylogenetics of the earliest anisostrophically coiled gastropods, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 88, 1-132
Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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