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Collina altemontanus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) altemontanus was named by Spitz (1907) [Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus?) altemontanus]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Light Gray Riffskalk, Thörl, Lake Wolayer, Carnic Alps, which is in a Pragian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Grau Riffkalk Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Collina.

It was recombined as Collina altemontanus by Jhaveri (1969) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) altemontanus Spitz p. 121 figs. pl. 11 f. 4
1969Collina altemontanus Jhaveri p. 159 figs. pl. 21 f. 6-7
2023Collina altemontanus Wagner p. 3494

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusCollina
speciesaltemontanus()

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.

Collina altemontanus Spitz 1907
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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 410.80000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria (Styrian) Bellerophon altemontanus (154376 157679)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Austria Collina altemontanus (26219 26220)