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Bellerophon clarki

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon clarki was named by Clarke and Swartz (1913). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Bellerophon clarki Clarke and Swartz
2023Bellerophon clarki Wagner p. 4048

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

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 clarki Clarke and Swartz 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-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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvania) Bellerophon clarki (148222)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Maryland) Bellerophon clarki (154838)