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Dicellonema abrekensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon abrekensis was named by Kaim (2009). Its type specimen is NSM PM23331 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abrek Bay AB1010, which is in a Griesbachian submarine fan sandstone in the Lazurnaya Bay Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Dicellonema abrekensis by Kaim and Nützel (2011), Hofmann et al. (2013), Hautmann et al. (2015), Foster et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Bellerophon abrekensis Kaim p. 147 figs. 135, 136
2011Dicellonema abrekensis Kaim and Nützel
2013Dicellonema abrekensis Hofmann et al. p. 868 figs. 8.21, 8.22
2015Dicellonema abrekensis Hautmann et al. p. 891 fig. 12A
2019Dicellonema abrekensis Foster et al. p. 637 fig. 13A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
genusDicellonema()
speciesabrekensis()

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 height37.344.7811.87.003.59

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Dienerian or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Wyoming) Dicellonema abrekensis (150701)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Bellerophon abrekensis (96695) Dicellonema abrekensis (187282 187283)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Bellerophon abrekensis (type locality: 90207) Dicellonema abrekensis (221137 221138)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Bellerophon sp. (44824 44829 44831 44832 60532)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Dicellonema abrekensis (200985 200994 201000 201013)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation Bellerophon abrekensis (90209 90210)