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Liljevallospira elegantulus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon elegantulus was named by Lindström (1884).

It was recombined as Liljevallospira elegantulus by Knight (1945) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Bellerophon elegantulus Lindström p. 79 figs. pl. 6 f. 15-18
1945Liljevallospira elegantulus Knight p. 334
2023Liljevallospira elegantulus Wagner p. 196

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

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.

†Liljevallospira elegantulus Lindström 1884
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Bellerophon elegantulus (3977)