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Peelerophon

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Peelerophon was named by Yochelson (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Bellerophon oehlerti.

It was assigned to Cyrtolitidae by Horný (1997); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Temnodiscinae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Peelerophon Yochelson
1997Peelerophon Horný
2002Peelerophon Sepkoski
2023Peelerophon Wagner p. G128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
subfamilyTemnodiscinae
genusPeelerophon

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.

G. †Peelerophon Yochelson 1982
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†Peelerophon hodites Ebbestad et al. 2013
†Peelerophon mergli Frýda 1988
†Peelerophon oehlerti Bergeron 1889
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Invalid names: Peelerophon cyrtoglypha Harrington 1938 [synonym], Peelerophon keideli Kobayashi 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:53:22
Modified: 2009-10-11 15:09:03
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Keila or 478.60000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Bucania cyrtoglypha (8882) Oxydiscus keideli, Bucania cyrtoglypha (169617)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina P. oehlerti (8901 8902)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7France (Montagne Noire) P. oehlerti (20819 167669 167671)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7China (Zhejiang) P. oehlerti (64594)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7France (Languedoc-Roussillon) P. oehlerti (101705)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1USA (Utah) P. sp. (64558)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina P. sp. (8777)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia Bucania cyrtoglypha (8843)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) P. sp. (20826 20828)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Western Australia) P. oehlerti (56626)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Nevada) P. sp. (60037 64601)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0Czech Republic P. mergli (56623)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) P. oehlerti (20820 20827)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) P. sp. (20825)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina (Jujuy) P. oehlerti (167379) P. sp. (8778)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Bolivia (Tarija) P. oehlerti (167377)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Sweden (Skane) P. hodites (164564 164565 164566)