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Bellerophon stummi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) stummi was named by Linsley (1968) [Bellerophon (Bellerophon) stummi Linsley 1968]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Unit 1. East Wall of France Stone Company Quarry, which is in an Eifelian carbonate dolomite in the Lucas Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Bellerophon stummi by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Bellerophon (Bellerophon) stummi Linsley p. 371 figs. pl. 25 f. 2a-c
1986Bellerophon (Bellerophon) stummi Kase and Nishida p. 77
2023Bellerophon stummi Wagner p. 2736

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

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 stummi Linsley 1968
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Bellerophon stummi (type locality: 102525)