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Bellerophon (Bellerophon) blanfordianus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon blanfordianus was named by Waagen (1880).

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) blanfordianus by Murata (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Bellerophon blanfordianus Waagen p. 142 figs. Pl. 14 f. 1-2
1981Bellerophon (Bellerophon) blanfordianus Murata p. 127 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-3

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

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 height613.44.5035.014.110.3

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Bellerophon blanfordianus (119688 126277)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Bellerophon blanfordianus (119656 119685 125928 126004 126008 126692 126736 126737 126738 126937 126938 126939 127030)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India (Kashmir) Bellerophon blanfordianus (115364 115367)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon blanfordianus (126709 126746 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902India (Kashmir) Bellerophon blanfordianus (115371 115373 115374)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Bellerophon blanfordianus (89064 90251 119625 119637 119686 119687 126882 126981)