Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combination: Bellerophon (Bellerophon) vespertinus
Full reference: M., J.r. Gordon and E. L. Yochelson. 1983. A gastropod fauna from the Cravenoceras hesperium ammonoid zone (Upper Mississippian) in east-central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 57(5):971-991
Belongs to Waagenella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Gordon and Yochelson 1983
Sister taxa: Waagenella asiaticus, Waagenella claxtonensis, Waagenella crassus, Waagenella cylindrica, Waagenella dumonti, Waagenella jonesianus, Waagenella lineatus, Waagenella meeki, Waagenella menardensis, Waagenella microstriata, Waagenella muensteri, Waagenella pinguis, Waagenella plummeri, Waagenella rectistriatus, Waagenella roemeri, Waagenella rownhamensis, Waagenella sowerbyi, Waagenella yuani
Type specimen: USNM 211084, a shell
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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