Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative spelling: Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus)
Full reference: J. Perner. 1903. Gastéropodes, Tome 1: Patellidae et Bellerophontidae 1-164
Parent taxon: Bellerophontinae according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Knight et al. 1960 and Perner 1903
Sister taxa: Aglaoglypta, Bellerophon, Bubovicus, Khumerspira, Kodymites, Liljevallospira, Mogulia, Pharkidonotus, Praematuratropis, Ptychobellerophon, Semilukispira, Waagenella
Subtaxa: Sphaerocyclus angustomphalus Sphaerocyclus bohemicus Sphaerocyclus heros Sphaerocyclus hintzei Sphaerocyclus iners Sphaerocyclus morganianus Sphaerocyclus tuber
Type: Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) bohemicus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Austria (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), South Africa (1)
• Silurian of United States (2: Indiana, Tennessee)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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