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Euphemites ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3245167	https://www.gbif.org/species/3245167
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	8332	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8332

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euphemitidae : Euphemites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Euphemitidae : Euphemites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
order	Bellerophontida	Ulrich and Scofield 1897
suborder	Bellerophontina	Ulrich and Scofield 1897
superfamily	Bellerophontoidea
family	Euphemitidae	Knight 1956
genus	Euphemites	Warthin 1930

Scientific Name

Euphemites Warthin, 1930

Name Published In

Bull. Oklahoma Geol. Surv., No. 52

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Bellerophontidae	stated with evidence	Ulrich and Scofield, 1897
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Euphemitinae	stated with evidence	Knight, 1956
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Euphemitidae	stated with evidence	Horný, 1963
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Bellerophontida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Euphemitinae	stated with evidence	Bouchet et al., 2005
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Euphemitidae	stated without evidence	Mazaev, 2015
Euphemites	genus	belongs to Euphemitidae	stated with evidence	Nützel and Ketwetsuriya, 2016

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

393 - 388 Ma
Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

actively mobile

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore

Taphonomy

aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bellerophontida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. S. Warthin, Jr. 1930. Micropaleontology of the Wetumka, Wewoka, and Holdenville formations. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 53

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Bellerophon blaneyanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	314 Ma Carboniferous	306 Ma Carboniferous
Bellerophon carbonarius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		55	326 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Bellerophon dorbignii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	336 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Bellerophon galericulatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	354 Ma Carboniferous	354 Ma Carboniferous
Bellerophon inspeciosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bellerophon nautiloides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bellerophon nodocarinatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	315 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Bellerophon obsoleta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bellerophon orbignyanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bellerophon stamineus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bellerophon urii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bellerophon vittatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	307 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites aequisulcatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Euphemites apertus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		22	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites batteni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	304 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Euphemites callosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	314 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites chesterensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	331 Ma Carboniferous	331 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites chubutensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	323 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Euphemites circumcostatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites compressus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	331 Ma Carboniferous	331 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites cracens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemites crenulatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	279 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Euphemites enodis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	314 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites exquisitus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Euphemites filosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Euphemites fremontensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Euphemites globosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites graffhami ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	303 Ma Carboniferous	269 Ma Permian
Euphemites hermosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	314 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites hindi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	323 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites imperator ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Euphemites incarinatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Euphemites indicus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		63	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites invitabilis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Euphemites jacksoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	318 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites kingi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	314 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Euphemites labrosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Euphemites laevis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites latapertus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Euphemites latirimalus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Euphemites lenticularis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Euphemites luxuriosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	272 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Euphemites minutus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	354 Ma Carboniferous	354 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites minutus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites multiliratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	314 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites nevadensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	326 Ma Carboniferous	326 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites pustula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Euphemites rariliratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemites regularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemites regulatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	303 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Euphemites richardsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Euphemites romanovskyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Euphemites sacajawensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	339 Ma Carboniferous	326 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites sparciliratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	279 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Euphemites subglobosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	354 Ma Carboniferous	354 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites sundaicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemites tongxinensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	326 Ma Carboniferous	326 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites urei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		15	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	323 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites whirligigi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	331 Ma Carboniferous	331 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites wongi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemites wynnensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Euphemus apertus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus baroghilensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Euphemus barumensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Euphemus callosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus filosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus indicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus invitabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus jacksoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus konincki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	347 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemus laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus lenticularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus lentiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	339 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemus randolphensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	339 Ma Carboniferous	339 Ma Carboniferous
Euphemus urei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Euphemus wongi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gastrioceras baroghilensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warthia devoniana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Euphemus M'Coy, 1844	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euphemitidae : *Euphemus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1844	Euphemus M'Coy
1897	Euphemites Ulrich and Scofield
1904	Bellerophon (Euphemus) Cowper Reed p. 241
1930	Euphemites Warthin, Jr. p. 44
1956	Euphemites Knight p. 42
1960	Euphemites Knight et al. p. 178

Year	Name and Author
1963	Euphemites Horný
2002	Euphemites Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Euphemites Bouchet et al. pp. 74, 241
2015	Euphemites Mazaev p. 882
2016	Euphemites Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 484

References

Warthin, Jr. A. S. (1930) Micropaleontology of the Wetumka, Wewoka, and Holdenville formations, Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 53

M'Coy F. , A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland, 1-274

Ulrich E. O., Scofield W. H. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota, The Paleontology of Minnesota 39 2, 813-1081

Cowper Reed F. R. (1904) Mollusca from the Bokkeveld Beds, Annals of the South African Museum 4 11, 239-274

Knight J. B., Cox L. R., et al (1960) Systematic descriptions, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Mollusca I 1, 169-339

Horný R. J. (1963) Lower Paleozoic Bellerophontina (Gastropoda) of Bohemia, Sborník Geologickych Ved 2, 57-164

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368

Mazaev A. V. (2015) Upper Kazanian (Middle Permian) gastropods of the Volga–Urals Region, Paleontological Journal 49 8, 869-986 doi:10.1134/S0031030115080018

Nützel A., Ketwetsuriya C. (2016) Systematic palaeontology, in Permian gastropods from the Tak Fa Limestone, Nakhon Sawan, northern Thailand, Bulletin of Geosciences 91, 481-513

Bull. Oklahoma Geol. Surv., No. 52 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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