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Bellazona polita

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Bellazona polita was named by Gordon and Yochelson (1987). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 17012-PC. 500' north of Granite Mountain measured section, which is in a Chesterian marine shale/claystone in the Chainman Shale Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Bellazona polita Gordon and Yochelson pp. 59 - 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusBellazona
speciespolita

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.

Bellazona polita Gordon and Yochelson 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Chesterian or 339.40000 to 318.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Utah) Bellazona polita (type locality: 59863 59864)