Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combination: Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) westi
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 Pharkidonotus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Kues and Batten 2001 and Yochelson 1960
Sister taxa: Pharkidonotus acutocarinatus, Pharkidonotus altitropis, Pharkidonotus breyeri, Pharkidonotus galeatus, Pharkidonotus harrodi, Pharkidonotus khairliensis, Pharkidonotus khaonoiensis, Pharkidonotus labioreflexus, Pharkidonotus megalius, Pharkidonotus percarinatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is PU3, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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