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Pharkidonotus harrodi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon harrodi was named by Gurley (1883) [Bellerophon Harrodi]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Upper Coal Measures near Oakwood, which is in a Missourian carbonate limestone in the Sturgis Formation of Illinois.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) percarinatus by Yochelson and Saunders (1967); it was recombined as Pharkidonotus harrodi by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Bellerophon harrodi Gurley p. 5
1929Bellerophon harrodi Weller pp. 313 - 314 figs. pl. 1 f. 6a-b
2023Pharkidonotus harrodi Wagner p. S7731

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

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.

Pharkidonotus harrodi Gurley 1883
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Missourian or 312.80000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Pharkidonotus percarinatus (11100)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Bellerophon harrodi (type locality: 128863)