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Sphenosphaera bilineatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon bilineatus was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Bellerophon bilineatus Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulrich & Scofield near Danville (Upper Beds), which is in a Shermanian carbonate limestone/shale in the Lexington Formation of Kentucky.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) bilineatus by Wahlman (1992); it was recombined as Sphenosphaera bilineatus by Knight (1945) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Bellerophon bilineatus Ulrich and Scofield p. 917 figs. pl. 64 f. 19-21
1945Sphenosphaera bilineatus Knight p. 334
1992Bellerophon (Bellerophon) bilineatus Wahlman p. 160 figs. pl. 28 f. 1-9
2023Sphenosphaera bilineatus Wagner p. 415

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBucanopsinae
genusSphenosphaera
speciesbilineatus()

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.

†Sphenosphaera bilineatus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:21:32
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:21:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Bellerophon bilineatus (154461)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Bellerophon bilineatus (100233)