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Bellerophon nevadensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis was named by Blodgett and Johnson (1992). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon nevadensis by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis Blodgett and Johnson pp. 95-96 figs. pl. 1 f. 18-20; pl. 2 f. 1-10
2023Bellerophon nevadensis Wagner p. 160

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

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 nevadensis Blodgett and Johnson 1992
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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-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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Bellerophon nevadensis (3826 3830 44124 44134)