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Sphenosphaera kepinensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon kepinensis was named by Yü (1961). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sphenosphaera kepinensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Bellerophon kepinensis p. 368 figs. pl. 3 f. 4-7
2023Sphenosphaera kepinensis Wagner p. 6036

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

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available