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Teutonophon tangentialis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon tangentialis was named by Phillips (1836). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) tangentialis by Rollins (1975); it was recombined as Teutonophon tangentialis by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Bellerophon tangentialis Phillips
1850Bellerophon cornuarietis d'Orbigny p. 126
1975Bellerophon (Bellerophon) tangentialis Rollins pp. 7 - 9 figs. f. 3a-c
2023Teutonophon tangentialis Wagner p. S3864

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
genusTeutonophon
speciestangentialis()

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.

Teutonophon tangentialis Phillips 1836
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Invalid names: Bellerophon cornuarietis d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Brigantian or 353.80000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Bellerophon tangentialis (49824 49825)
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland Bellerophon tangentialis (76501)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Bellerophon tangentialis (76876)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon cornuarietis (5970)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon tangentialis (67670)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland (Cork) Bellerophon tangentialis (184504)