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Chlorostoma (Omphalius)

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Omphalius was named by Philippi (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Omphalia by Drescher (1863); it was reranked as Chlorostoma (Omphalius) by Gardner (1947); it was reranked as Tegula (Omphalius) by Addicott (1970).

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Drescher (1863); to Chlorostoma by Gardner (1947); to Tegula by Addicott (1970); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Omphalius Philippi p. 21
1863Omphalia Drescher
1947Chlorostoma (Omphalius) Gardner p. 616
1970Tegula (Omphalius) Addicott p. 41
2002Omphalius Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChlorostomaSwainson 1840
subgenusOmphalius(Philippi 1847)

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.

Subg. Chlorostoma (Omphalius) Philippi 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Baja California Sur) Omphalius sp. (43760)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Chlorostoma exolutum (41760 42225 42290 42328 42367 42443 42678)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Georgia) Chlorostoma exolutum (42069)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Omphalius exoletus (75023)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Chlorostoma sp. (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Omphalius rusticus (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Tegula exoleta (59484 59491 123549)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Akita) Tegula rustica (56380)