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Sphaerocyclus morganianus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon morganianus was named by Hartt and Rathbun (1875). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sphaerocyclus morganianus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Bellerophon morganianus Hartt and Rathbun pp. 117
1904Bellerophon morganianus Reed pp. 241 - 242 figs. pl. 30 f. 4, 4a
1913Bellerophon morganianus Clarke pp. 34 - 35 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-4
2023Sphaerocyclus morganianus Wagner p. S5855

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

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.

Sphaerocyclus morganianus Hartt and Rathbun 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa Bellerophon morganianus (35578)