Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Alternative combination: Bellerophon wisconsinensis
Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1878. Preliminary descriptions of new species of fossils from the lower geological formations of Wisconsin. Annual Report of the Wisconsin Geological Survey for 1877:50-89
Belongs to Tetranota according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Shrock and Raasch 1937, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Wahlman 1992, Whitfield 1878 and Whitfield 1882
Sister taxa: Tetranota bidorsata, Tetranota carrickensis, Tetranota charon, Tetranota conspicua, Tetranota craigensis, Tetranota decurrens, Tetranota divergens, Tetranota hippopus, Tetranota jugata, Tetranota lineata, Tetranota macra, Tetranota obsoleta, Tetranota rudicostata, Tetranota rugosa, Tetranota scanica, Tetranota sexcarinata, Tetranota silurica, Tetranota umbilicata, Tetranota undata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (10: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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