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Bellerophon macromphalus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon macromphalus was named by Römer (1843). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Megalomphala macromphalus by Ebbestad (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Bellerophon macromphalus Römer
1999Megalomphala macromphalus Ebbestad p. 157
2003Bellerophon macromphalus Amler and Heidelberger p. 1170
2023Bellerophon macromphalus Wagner p. 3964

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusBellerophon
speciesmacromphalusRömer 1843

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 macromphalus Römer 1843
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available