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Bellerophon subglobatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon subglobatus was named by Sedgwick and M'Coy (1855) [M’Coy in ]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Bellerophon subglobatus Sedgwick and M'Coy p. 400
1896Bellerophon subglobatus Whidborne p. 64 figs. pl. 8 f. 3, 3a
2003Bellerophon subglobatus Amler and Heidelberger p. 1164 figs. 5a-b, e, h
2007Bellerophon subglobatus Wagner et al. p. appendix

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

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.

Bellerophon subglobatus Sedgwick and M'Coy 1855
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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: slow-movingg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:42:55
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon subglobatus (38142)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Bellerophon subglobatus (38143 38427 68172 68173)