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Bellerophon (Bellerophon) needlensis
Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) needlensis was named by Gordon and Yochelson (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 210930, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 15160-PC. North end of Needle Range. T ½ sec. 27, T.25 S., R.19 W., which is in an Arnsbergian marine shale in the Chainman Shale Formation of Nevada.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Bellerophon (Bellerophon) needlensis Gordon and Yochelson p. 37 figs. pl. 1 f. 18-20 |
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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.
†Bellerophon (Bellerophon) needlensis Gordon and Yochelson 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Arnsbergian | USA (Nevada) | Bellerophon needlensis (type locality: 154955) |