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Bellerophon anthracophilus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon anthracophilus was named by Frech (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. deflectus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Bellerophon anthracophilus Frech p. 125 figs. pl. 2 f. 6
1931Bellerophon anthracophilus Weir pp. 793 - 794 figs. pl. 1 f. 16
1994Bellerophon anthracophilus Xi p. 631
2016Bellerophon anthracophilus Peel pp. 408 - 411 figs. 4G, H, J–L

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

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
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Alportian or 327.00000 to 321.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon anthracophilus (8442)
Chokierian323.7 - 322.8United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon anthracophilus (182900)
Alportian322.8 - 321.8United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon anthracophilus (182841 182844 182845)