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Pharkidonotus acutocarinatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon acutocarinatus was named by Yin (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 510. Mokou, Fuihsien (Fi-l-Hsien), which is in a Gzhelian/Asselian carbonate limestone in the Houkou Formation of China.

It was recombined as Pharkidonotus acutocarinatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Bellerophon acutocarinatus Yin pp. 6 - 7 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-4
2023Pharkidonotus acutocarinatus Wagner p. S7685

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

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 height331.927.040.030.06.81

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 Gzhelian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 303.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 295.5China (Hopei) Bellerophon acutocarinatus (149177)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Bellerophon acutocarinatus (126692 126738 127024)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Bellerophon acutocarinatus (126703)