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Bellerophon impressus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon impressus was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Oldham coll), which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Bellerophon impressus Waagen p. 139 figs. pl. 12 f. 5

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

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.

Bellerophon impressus Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height151.0

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Croatia Bellerophon impressus (62289)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Bellerophon impressus (126339)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon impressus (90251 type locality: 119684 126887)