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Sphaerocyclus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) was named by Perner (1903). Its type is Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) bohemicus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bellerophon by Knight et al. (1960); it was reranked as Sphaerocyclus by Wagner (2023).

It was assigned to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); and to Bellerophontinae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) Perner p. 132
2023Sphaerocyclus Wagner p. G143

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

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. †Sphaerocyclus Perner 1903
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Sphaerocyclus bohemicus Perner 1903
Sphaerocyclus heros Spitz 1907
Sphaerocyclus hintzei Frech 1894
Sphaerocyclus iners Spitz 1907
Sphaerocyclus morganianus Hartt and Rathbun 1875
Sphaerocyclus tuber Hall 1879
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 Wenlock to the top of the Emsian or 433.40000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Bellerophon tuber (26802)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Bellerophon tuber (26778)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Bellerophon bohemicus (104794)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria (Styrian) Bellerophon hintzei, Bellerophon angustomphalus, Bellerophon iners (154376)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Bellerophon morganianus (35578)