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Plectonotoides gaspensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Plectonotus) gaspensis was named by Clarke (1908) [Bellerophon (Plectonotus?) gaspensis Clarke 1908]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grand Grève, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Grande Greve Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Plectonotus gaspensis by Boucot and Yochelson (1966); it was recombined as Plectonotoides gaspensis by Boucot et al. (1986), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Bellerophon (Plectonotus) gaspensis Clarke p. 154 figs. pl. 17 f. 17-18
1966Plectonotus gaspensis Boucot and Yochelson p. A8 figs. pl. 1 f. 12, 14-15; not f. 9-10
1986Plectonotoides gaspensis Boucot et al. p. 174
2023Plectonotoides gaspensis Wagner p. 4731

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

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.

Plectonotoides gaspensis Clarke 1908
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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 et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Quebec) Bellerophon gaspensis (157354)