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Bellerophon creswelli

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon creswelli was named by Etheridge (1891). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cave Hill Quarries, Lilydale, which is in a Pragian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Lilydale Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Bellerophon creswelli Etheridge
2023Bellerophon creswelli Wagner p. 5853

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

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 creswelli Etheridge 1891
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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: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Bellerophon creswelli (type locality: 40360)