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Plectonotus quadrilobatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Euphemus) quadrilobatus was named by Reed (1904) [Bellerophon (Euphemus) quadrilobatus Salter in Cowper Reed 1904]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon quadrilobatus by Oosthuizen (1984); it was recombined as Plectonotus (Plectonotus) quadrilobatus by Boucot et al. (1986); it was recombined as Plectonotus quadrilobatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Bellerophon (Euphemus) quadrilobatus Reed p. 242
1984Bellerophon quadrilobatus Oosthuizen
1986Plectonotus (Plectonotus) quadrilobatus Boucot et al. p. 170
2023Plectonotus quadrilobatus Wagner p. 4575

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

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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:25:39
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:24:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Bellerophon quadrilobatus (35578)