Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combination: Knightites (Knightites) bransoni
Full reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1960. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 3. Bellerophontacea and Patellacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 119(4):208-293
Belongs to Knightites according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Yochelson 1960
Sister taxa: Knightites (Knightites), Knightites maximus, Knightites medius, Knightites multicornutus
Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM712i, McGregor Ranch, Orogrande, which is in a Sakmarian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of New Mexico
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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