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Sphaerocyclus angustomphalus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) angustomphalus was named by Spitz (1907). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Light Gray Riffskalk, Thörl, Lake Wolayer, Carnic Alps, which is in a Pragian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Grau Riffkalk Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Bellerophon (Bellerophon) angustomphalus by Jhaveri (1969); it was recombined as Sphaerocyclus angustomphalus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Bellerophon (Sphaerocyclus) angustomphalus Spitz
1969Bellerophon (Bellerophon) angustomphalus Jhaveri pp. 157 - 158 figs. pl. 20 f. 17-18
2023Sphaerocyclus angustomphalus Wagner p. S147

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

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.

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Diagnosis
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