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Waagenella lineatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) lineatus was named by Yochelson (1960) [non Bellerophon lineatus Dechen 1832 p. 534 ]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Waagenella lineatus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Bellerophon (Bellerophon) lineatus Yochelson pp. 260 – 261 figs. pl. 52 f. 20, 22-26
2023Waagenella lineatus Wagner p. S6425

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

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.

Waagenella lineatus Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height624.813.836.026.59.23

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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Bellerophon lineatus (101812 105721 121487)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Bellerophon lineatus (101866 121486 121490 121491 121492 121493)