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Orecopia

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Orecopia was named by Knight (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Omphalotrochidae by Knight et al. (1960), Morris and Cleevely (1981) and Linsley and Kier (1984); and to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Orecopia Knight
1960Orecopia Knight et al. p. I196 figs. f. 111.1
1981Orecopia Morris and Cleevely
1984Orecopia Linsley and Kier
2002Orecopia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyOmphalotrochidae
genusOrecopia

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.

G. †Orecopia Knight 1945
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Orecopia circinatus Fenton and Fenton 1924
Orecopia cotei Pedder 1966
Orecopia inopinata Mazaev 2019
Orecopia kadzielniae Gürich 1896
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Invalid names: Orecopia grabinensis Karczewski 1989 [synonym]
Orecopia mccoyi Walcott 1884
Orecopia murrayi Tassell 1978
Orecopia priscum Schlotheim 1820
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Asselian or 407.60000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) O. murrayi (49108)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) O. kadzielniae (75504 75507)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland O. kadzielniae (62179)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Straparollus circinatus (56255 56362)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British columbia) O. cotei (50031)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) O. cotei (50032)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (California) O. mccoyi (226308)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Alaska) O. mccoyi (3940)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Nevada) O. mccoyi (56256)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Wojewodztwo Swietokrzyskie) O. kadzielniae (62174)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) O. inopinata (202159)