Dicellonema Yu and Wang 1975 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Alternative spelling: Bellerophon (Dicellonema)

Full reference: W. Yu and H. J. Wang. 1975. Dicellonema descriptions, in Gastropod fossils from the Mount Qomolangma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1:129-238

Parent taxon: Bellerophontidae according to A. Kaim and A. Nützel 2011

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Yu and Wang 1975

Sister taxa: Bellerophontinae, Bucanopsinae, Cymbulariinae, Knightitinae, Sorobanobaca, Teutonophon, Yochelsonellisa

Subtaxa: Dicellonema abrekensis Dicellonema dicellonemata Dicellonema granaticarinata Dicellonema panxianensis

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (10 collections), Oman (5), the Russian Federation (5), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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