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Bellerophon (Bellerophon) equivicalus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon equivocalis was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17227, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) equivicalus by Batten (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Bellerophon equivocalis Reed p. 348 figs. Pl 59, fig 5
1972Bellerophon (Bellerophon) equivicalus Batten p. 11 fig. 4a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusBellerophon
subgenusBellerophon
speciesequivicalus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height232.725.042.733.912.5

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:42:55
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia (Perak) Bellerophon equivicalus (62131)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Bellerophon equivocalis (126004 126345)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon equivocalis (126747 126749)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon equivocalis (126889 126898)