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Tetranota charon

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon charon was named by Billings (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tetranota charon by Wilson (1951), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Bellerophon charon Billings p. 169 figs. pl. 14-15
1951Tetranota charon Wilson p. 31 figs. pl. 4 f. 3-6
2023Tetranota charon Wagner p. 440

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPlectonotidae()
genusTetranota
speciescharon()

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.

Tetranota charon Billings 1860
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:26:41
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:24:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Tetranota charon (185460)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Tetranota charon (63816)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Tetranota charon (154703)