Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combination: Bellerophon lirata
Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1925. Depauperate fauna of the Maquoketa. Geological Society of America Bulletin 36(1):1-228
Belongs to Bucanopsis according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Ladd 1925
Sister taxa: Bucaniopsis calamitoides, Bucaniopsis forbesi, Bucanopsis carinifera, Bucanopsis comata, Bucanopsis diabloensis, Bucanopsis gemma, Bucanopsis latevittatus, Bucanopsis nicoli, Bucanopsis qinglongensis, Bucanopsis trisinuata, Bucanopsis volgulica
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Iowa collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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