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Peelerophon

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Peelerophon was named by Yochelson (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Bellerophon oehlerti.

It was assigned to Cyrtolitidae by Horný (1997); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Temnodiscinae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Peelerophon Yochelson
1997Peelerophon Horný
2002Peelerophon Sepkoski
2023Peelerophon Wagner p. G128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
subfamilyTemnodiscinae
genusPeelerophon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Peelerophon Yochelson 1982
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Peelerophon hodites Ebbestad et al. 2013
Peelerophon mergli Frýda 1988
Peelerophon oehlerti Bergeron 1889
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Invalid names: Peelerophon cyrtoglypha Harrington 1938 [synonym], Peelerophon keideli Kobayashi 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available