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Pharkidonotus westi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) westi was named by Yochelson (1960) [Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) westi Yochelson 1960]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PU3, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Pharkidonotus westi by Kues and Batten (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) westi Yochelson p. 268 figs. pl. 50 f. 17-20
2001Pharkidonotus westi Kues and Batten pp. 13 - 14 figs. f. 3.23
2023Pharkidonotus westi Wagner p. 5858

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

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 westi Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height132.0

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Bellerophon westi (type locality: 75884) Pharkidonotus westi (81711)