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Prosoptychus plenus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon plenus was named by Billings (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prosoptychus plenus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Bellerophon plenus Billings p. 62 figs. pl. 5 f. 8a-b
1908Bellerophon plenus Clarke p. 153 figs. pl. 17 f. 25-28
2023Prosoptychus plenus Wagner p. 4831

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusProsoptychus()
speciesplenus()

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.

Prosoptychus plenus Billings 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 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 - 407.6Canada (Quebec) Bellerophon plenus (157354)