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Teutonophon umbilicatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon umbilicatus was named by Potiez and Michaud (1838) [= Bellerophon costatus d'Orbigny 1840 pl. 5 f. 9-10, not pl. 6 f. 3-5 = Bellerophon cornu-arietis d'Orbigny 1850 p. 126 (part) = Bellerophon tangentialis Bayle 1878 pl. 102 f. 102.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Teutonophon umbilicatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Bellerophon umbilicatus Potiez and Michaud p. 5 figs. pl. 1 f. 13-15
1931Bellerophon umbilicatus Weir p. 809
2023Teutonophon umbilicatus Wagner p. S7885

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

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 umbilicatus Potiez and Michaud 1838
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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Ivorian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Belgium (Wallonia) Bellerophon umbilicatus (147213)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Belgium (Namur) Bellerophon umbilicatus (37243)