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Sphenosphaera consimilis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon consimilis was named by Savage (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2½ kilometers north of Thebes, which is in a Gamachian carbonate limestone/shale in the Leemon Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Sphenosphaera consimilis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Bellerophon consimilis Savage pp. 140 - 141 figs. pl. 8 f. 2
2023Sphenosphaera consimilis Wagner p. S8047

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBucanopsinae
genusSphenosphaera
speciesconsimilis()

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.

Sphenosphaera consimilis Savage 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:21:32
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:21:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Gamachian or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Illinois) Bellerophon consimilis (173288)