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Bellerato

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Bellerato Maxwell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
subfamilyEratoinaeGill 1871
genusBellerato

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. †Bellerato Maxwell 1992
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†Bellerato seposita Laws 1935
†Bellerato tenuilabrum Laws 1935
†Bellerato zevitellina Laws 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Altonian or 37.20000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Erato sepositum (179326)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) B. seposita (45041)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Hespererato zevitellina (84915)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Erato tenuilabrum (179324 179325) Proterato pukeuriensis (67900)