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Bellerophon triangularis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon triangularis was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Bellerophon triangularis Waagen p. 145 figs. Pl 12, figs 7,8
1980Bellerophon triangularis Wang and Xi p. 204 figs. Pl 2, fig 7

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

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 triangularis Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height220.318.023.020.53.54

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Bellerophon jonesianus (119647) Bellerophon triangularis (125928 126004 126008 126343 126699 126737 126738 126936 126937 126939 126940 126941 126995 127006)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Bellerophon triangularis (111996)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon triangularis (126700 126704 126706 126708 126709 126745 126746 126751 126752 126759 126760 126762 126982 126990 127014 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon triangularis (89064 90251 119608 119624 119637 119659 119677 119689 126882 126883 126887 126889 126896 126898 126933 126934 126981 126988)