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Bellerophon (Bellerophon) orientalis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon orientalis was named by de Koninck (1863). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) orientalis by Yochelson (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. deflectus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Bellerophon orientalis de Koninck p. 9 figs. pl. 3 f. 3
1960Bellerophon (Bellerophon) orientalis Yochelson p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusBellerophon
subgenusBellerophon
speciesorientalis()

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: 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-movingg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:42:55
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Bellerophon orientalis (125928 126699 126936 126941)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Bellerophon orientalis (126700 126704 126709 126745 126747 126751 126752 126759 126760 126985 127012 127014 127017)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Bellerophon orientalis (126883 126887 126889 126933 126934 126981)