Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Waagenella sowerbyi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon sowerbyi was named by de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny (1840) [Bellerophon sowerbyi d’Orbigny in de Ferrusac & d’Orbigny 1840]. It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Bellerophon sowerbyi de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny p. 202 figs. pl. 5 f. 14-23
1850Bellerophon sowerbyi d'Orbigny p. 126
1931Bellerophon sowerbyi Weir figs. pl. 2 f. 1-12
1966Bellerophon sowerbyi Batten pp. 9 - 10 figs. pl. 1 f. 9
1975Bellerophon sowerbyi Rollins pp. 9 - 10 figs. f. 3d-f
2023Waagenella sowerbyi Wagner p. 3876

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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 sowerbyi de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
show all | hide all
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: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Brigantian or 358.86000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Iowa) Bellerophon sowerbyi (49824 49825)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon sowerbyi (57131)