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Bellerophon shelbiensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon shelbiensis was named by Clarke and Ruedemann (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is 1.75 miles south of Shelby, which is in a Homerian carbonate limestone in the Goat Island Formation of New York.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Bellerophon shelbiensis Clarke and Ruedemann
2023Bellerophon shelbiensis Wagner p. 168

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

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 shelbiensis Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
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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: Homerian or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4USA (New York) Bellerophon shelbiensis (type locality: 154368)