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Waagenella vespertinus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) vespertinus was named by Gordon and Yochelson (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 211084, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Waagenella vespertinus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Bellerophon (Bellerophon) vespertinus Gordon and Yochelson pp. 975 - 976 figs. 1H-N
2023Waagenella vespertinus Wagner p. 6235

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

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.

Waagenella vespertinus Gordon and Yochelson 1983
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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: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Nevada) Bellerophon vespertinus (5523 5525 5526 5528 5530)