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Pharkidonotus breyeri

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) breyeri was named by Hoare et al. (1997). Its type specimen is OSU 40501, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211, which is in a Desmoinesian carbonate shale in the Allegheny Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Pharkidonotus breyeri by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) breyeri Hoare et al. p. 1026 figs. 2.14-2.16
2023Pharkidonotus breyeri Wagner p. 4073

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

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.

Pharkidonotus breyeri Hoare et al. 1997
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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: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Bellerophon breyeri (149169)