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Pharkidonotus khairliensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon khairliensis was named by Reed (1944). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) khairliensis by Yochelson (1960); it was misspelled as Bellerophon khairlensis by Taraz (1969), Termier et al. (1974); it was recombined as Pharkidonotus khairliensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Bellerophon khairliensis Reed p. 348 figs. Pl 59, figs 1,2
1960Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) khairliensis Yochelson p. 240
1969Bellerophon khairlensis Taraz
1974Bellerophon khairliensis Termier et al. p. 112 figs. Pl 17, fig 3
2023Pharkidonotus khairliensis Wagner p. S7250

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

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 height244.538.052.045.09.90

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 Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Afghanistan Bellerophon khairliensis (88263)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Bellerophon khairlensis (118137)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Bellerophon khairlensis (81124)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Bellerophon khairliensis (126008 126699 126941)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon khairliensis (126743)