Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Full reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1982. Mollusques monoplacopheres et gastropodes. Brachiopodes (Articules) et Mollusques (Bivalves, Rostroconches, Monoplacophores, Gastropodes) de L'Ordovicien Inferieur (Tremadocien - Arenigien) de la Montagne Noire (France Meridionale) 51-63
Parent taxon: Temnodiscinae according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Horný 1997 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cyrtolitina, Eobucania, Peruniscus, Pharetrolites, Strepsodiscus, Temnodiscus
Subtaxa: Peelerophon hodites Peelerophon mergli Peelerophon oehlerti
Type: Bellerophon oehlerti
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Fennian of France (1 collection)
• Arenigian of United States (1: Utah)
• Arenig of Argentina (1), Australia (1), Bolivia (1), France (2), United States (2: Nevada)
• Klabava of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Bolivia (1), China (1), France (3), Sweden (3)
• Tremadoc of Argentina (4), France (3)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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