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Sanguinolites bellerophontium

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Sanguinolites bellerophontium was named by Kittl (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Han Orahovica, SSE of Prača, which is in a Lopingian marine horizon in the Bellerophon Formation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. clavatus, S. costata, S. herricki, S. phlyctaenatus, S. striatolamellosus, S. tricostatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Sanguinolites bellerophontium Kittl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilySanguinolitinaeMiller 1877
genusSanguinolites
speciesbellerophontium

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:35:55
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Lopingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanguinolites bellerophontium (type locality: 206739)