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Sphenosphaera burginensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon troosti burginensis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Bellerophon troosti variety burginensis Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Sphenosphaera burginensis by Wahlman (1992) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Bellerophon troosti burginensis Ulrich and Scofield
1923Bellerophon troosti burginensis Foerste p. 78
1992Sphenosphaera burginensis Wahlman pp. 170 – 171 figs. pl. 28 f. 10-23
2023Sphenosphaera burginensis Wagner p. S404

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBucanopsinae
genusSphenosphaera
speciesburginensis()

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.

Sphenosphaera burginensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:21:32
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:21:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Bellerophon troosti (154416)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Sphenosphaera burginensis (77149)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Sphenosphaera burginensis (34547 34548 99802)