Anomphalus

{{short description|Species of mollusc (fossil)}}

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|name = Anomphalus jaggerius

|fossil_range = {{fossil range|290.1|279.5}} Permian

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|regnum = Animalia

|phylum = Mollusca

|classis = Gastropoda

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|familia = Anomphalidae

|genus = Anomphalus

|species = A. jaggerius

|binomial = Anomphalus jaggerius

|binomial_authority = Plas, 1972{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=110978 |title=†Anomphalus jaggerius Plas 1972 (snail) |website=Fossilworks |access-date=17 December 2021 }}

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Anomphalus jaggerius is an extinct species of Permian sea snail. Fossils have been found in Artinskian era limestone from the Bird Spring Formation in the southern Arrow Canyon Range of the US State of Nevada. The species, which had a shell {{convert|6.37|mm|in}} wide, was a subtidal epifaunal grazer. It was named after Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/ancient-big-lipped-swamp-creature-named-after-mick-jag-1798271938 |title=Ancient, big-lipped swamp creature named after Mick Jagger, presumably as compliment |author=William Hughes |date=10 September 2014 |website=The A.V. Club |accessdate=17 June 2025 }}

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