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Bellerophontidae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Bellerophontidae M'Coy
1938Bellerophontidae Wenz
1960Bellerophontidae Knight et al. p. 179
1963Bellerophontidae Horný
1975Bellerophontidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 207
1976Bellerophontidae Runnegar and Jell p. 122
1989Liljevallospiridae Golikov and Starobogatov
1992Bellerophontidae Wahlman
1998Bellerophontidae Cook
2000Bellerophontidae Ebbestad and Yochelson
2005Bellerophontidae Bouchet et al. p. 241
2005Bellerophontidae Heidelberger and Koch p. 8
2016Bellerophontidae Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 486
2017Bellerophontidae Bouchet et al. p. 332

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

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.

Fm. †Bellerophontidae M'Coy 1851
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Subfm. †Bellerophontinae M'Coy 1851
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G. †Aglaoglypta Knight 1942
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†Aglaoglypta hicksii Whidborne 1892
†Aglaoglypta koeneni Clarke 1904
†Aglaoglypta labyrinthodes Whidborne 1896
†Aglaoglypta maera Hall 1876
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Invalid names: Bellerophon neleus Hall 1876 [synonym]
†Aglaoglypta nactoides Clarke and Swartz 1913
†Aglaoglypta tuberculatus de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
†Aglaoglypta veeversi Cook 1998
G. †Bellerophon de Montfort 1808
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Subg. †Bellerophon (Bucaniella) Reed 1904
†Bellerophon affinis Waagen 1880
†Bellerophon alutaceus d'Orbigny 1850
†Bellerophon barquensis Winchell 1862
†Bellerophon barrandei Oehlert 1877
†Bellerophon bicarenus Léveillé 1835
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Invalid names: Bellerophon scalifer de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
†Bellerophon bidorsata d'Eichwald 1840
†Bellerophon blainvillei de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
†Bellerophon blairi Miller and Gurley 1896
†Bellerophon chapmani Blodgett 1992
†Bellerophon chesterensis Weller 1920
†Bellerophon clarki Clarke and Swartz 1913
†Bellerophon combsi Walcott 1884
†Bellerophon compressus Sandberger and Sandberger 1853
†Bellerophon contortus d'Eichwald 1856
†Bellerophon corriei de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
†Bellerophon costatus Sowerby 1825
†Bellerophon cresswelli Etheridge 1891
†Bellerophon creswelli Etheridge 1891
†Bellerophon cymbularia de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Bellerophon deflectus Chronic 1952
†Bellerophon demaneti Weir 1931
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Invalid names: Bellerophon propinquus de Koninck 1883 [replaced]
†Bellerophon denckmanni Clarke 1904
†Bellerophon depauperatus Branson 1930
†Bellerophon eminens de Koninck 1883
†Bellerophon erawanensis Ketwetsuriya et al. 2020
†Bellerophon excavatus de Koninck 1883
†Bellerophon formani Dickins 1963
†Bellerophon fraternus Billings 1866
†Bellerophon gibsoni White 1882
†Bellerophon goslariensis Roemer 1856
†Bellerophon graphicus Moore 1941
†Bellerophon havliceki Horný 1963
†Bellerophon helena Hall 1879
†Bellerophon hiulcus Sowerby 1825
†Bellerophon hyalina Hall 1879
†Bellerophon imperforatus Whidborne 1892
†Bellerophon impressus Waagen 1880
†Bellerophon incertus Loczy 1898
†Bellerophon incomptus Gurley 1884
†Bellerophon insculptus de Koninck 1883
†Bellerophon isfarensis Licharev and Netschajev 1956
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Invalid names: Bellerophon heterocanaliculus Pan and Yu 1993 [synonym]
†Bellerophon janus Stache 1877
†Bellerophon laticallis Hoare et al. 1997
†Bellerophon latofasciatus Sandberger and Sandberger 1853
†Bellerophon lenticularis Moberg and Grönwall 1909
†Bellerophon lineatus Dechen 1832
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Invalid names: Bellerophon striatus Bronn 1835 [synonym], Teutonophon striatus de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840 [synonym]
†Bellerophon livengoodensis Blodgett 1992
†Bellerophon lohestoe de Koninck 1883
†Bellerophon macromphalus Römer 1843
†Bellerophon macrostoma Römer 1843
†Bellerophon miser Billings 1865
†Bellerophon mongoliensis Grabau 1931
†Bellerophon murchisoni d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
†Bellerophon nactus Hall 1879
†Bellerophon nevadensis Blodgett and Johnson 1992
†Bellerophon newberryi Meek 1871
†Bellerophon patersoni Hall 1862
†Bellerophon pelops Hall 1862
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Invalid names: Bellerophon exponens Hall 1879 [synonym], Bellerophon glyptotaenius Radabaugh 1942 [synonym], Bellerophon homalotaenius Radabaugh 1942 [synonym]
†Bellerophon pennatus Etheridge Jr. 1907
†Bellerophon permianus Netchaev 1894
†Bellerophon perplexa Walcott 1884
†Bellerophon pisum Chapman 1916
†Bellerophon pitkinensis Snider 1915
†Bellerophon politus Waagen 1880
†Bellerophon polonicus Roemer 1870
†Bellerophon pygmaeus d'Eichwald 1859
†Bellerophon quadratus Wanner 1922
†Bellerophon ruthveni Reed 1901
†Bellerophon scaber Perner 1903
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Invalid names: Bellerophon bacchus Perner 1903 [synonym], Bellerophon verrucosa Perner 1903 [synonym]
†Bellerophon scheii Tolmachoff 1930
†Bellerophon scissile Conrad 1844
†Bellerophon sedaliensis Miller and Gurley 1896
†Bellerophon shelbiensis Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
†Bellerophon singularis Moore 1941
†Bellerophon solitarius Billings 1866
†Bellerophon solvensis Hicks 1873
†Bellerophon spergensis Gordon and Yochelson 1983
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Invalid names: Bellerophon sublaevis Hall 1856 [replaced]
†Bellerophon squamatus Waagen 1880
†Bellerophon stummi Linsley 1968
†Bellerophon subglobatus Sedgwick and M'Coy 1855
†Bellerophon subglobulus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Bellerophon sublaevis Potiez and Michaud 1838
†Bellerophon sulcatinus Emmons 1842
†Bellerophon sulcatulus de Koninck 1883
†Bellerophon sverdrupi Tolmachoff 1930
†Bellerophon tenuifascia Sowerby 1825
†Bellerophon tenuilineata Gurley 1884
†Bellerophon triangularis Waagen 1880
†Bellerophon tubulosus Lindström 1884
†Bellerophon ulrichi Weller 1906
†Bellerophon vigilii Stache 1877
†Bellerophon wewokanus Girty 1912
†Bellerophon whittleseyi Winchell 1865
†Bellerophon wrighti Weir 1931
†Bellerophon yabei Murata 1969
Invalid names: Bellerophon subcostatus Fliegel 1901 [nomen dubium]
G. †Bubovicus Horný 1962
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†Bubovicus tarda Perner 1903
G. †Khumerspira Murata 1974
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†Khumerspira ishii Murata 1974
†Khumerspira thailandensis Nützel and Ketwetsuriya 2016
G. †Kodymites Horný 1962
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†Kodymites nestor Horný 1962
†Kodymites vulcanus Horný 1963
G. †Liljevallospira Knight 1945
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†Liljevallospira elegantulus Lindström 1884
†Liljevallospira tubulosa Lindström 1884
G. †Mogulia Waagen 1880
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†Mogulia bifrons Waagen 1880
†Mogulia clausus Gemmellaro 1889
†Mogulia daubenyi Gemmellaro 1889
†Mogulia planoconvexus Mansuy 1912
†Mogulia regularis Waagen 1880
†Mogulia savii Gemmellaro 1889
G. †Pharkidonotus Girty 1912
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†Pharkidonotus altitropis Kulas and Batten 1997
†Pharkidonotus breyeri Hoare et al. 1997
†Pharkidonotus galeatus Wanner 1922
†Pharkidonotus harrodi Gurley 1883
†Pharkidonotus khaonoiensis Nützel and Ketwetsuriya 2016
†Pharkidonotus labioreflexus Sturgeon 1964
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Invalid names: Pharkidonotus tricarinatus Shumard and Swallow 1858 [synonym]
†Pharkidonotus westi Yochelson 1960
G. †Praematuratropis Rollins et al. 1971
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†Praematuratropis ovatus Rollins et al. 1971
G. †Ptychobellerophon Delpey 1941
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G. †Semilukispira Blodgett and Frýda 1999
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†Semilukispira petinensis Nalivkin 1930
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
G. †Waagenella de Koninck 1883
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†Waagenella asiaticus Roemer 1880
†Waagenella claxtonensis Thein and Nitecki 1974
†Waagenella crassus Meek and Worthen 1860
†Waagenella cylindrica Gemmellaro 1889
†Waagenella dumonti de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
†Waagenella jonesianus de Koninck 1863
†Waagenella lineatus Yochelson 1960
†Waagenella meeki de Koninck 1883
†Waagenella menardensis Thein and Nitecki 1974
†Waagenella microstriata Maxwell 1961
†Waagenella muensteri de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Waagenella plicatus de Ryckholt 1847 [synonym]
†Waagenella pinguis de Koninck 1883
†Waagenella plummeri Yochelson 1960
†Waagenella roemeri Fliegel 1901
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Invalid names: Bellerophon (Bellerophon) timorensis Wanner 1922 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Waagenella phillipsi Sedgwick and M'Coy 1855 [replaced]
†Waagenella sowerbyi de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
†Waagenella vespertinus Gordon and Yochelson 1983
†Waagenella yuani Yin 1932
Subfm. †Bucanopsinae Wahlman 1992
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G. †Bucanopsis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Bucaniopsis forbesi Reed 1921
†Bucanopsis carinifera Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Bucanopsis comata Perner 1903
†Bucanopsis diabloensis Wahlman 1992
†Bucanopsis gemma Lindström 1884
†Bucanopsis hibernicus Weir 1931
†Bucanopsis latevittatus Lindström 1884
†Bucanopsis lirata Ladd 1925
†Bucanopsis nicoli Reed 1921
†Bucanopsis trisinuata Öpik 1953
†Bucanopsis volgulica Chernyshev 1893
G. †Sphenosphaera Knight 1945
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†Sphenosphaera bilineatus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera burginensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera capax Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera consimilis Savage 1913
†Sphenosphaera eiseni Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Sphenosphaera exigua Foerste 1887 [synonym]
†Sphenosphaera laurentinus Twenhofel 1928
†Sphenosphaera mohri Miller 1874
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Invalid names: Bellerophon cincinnatiensis Miller and Faber 1894 [synonym], Bellerophon parksi Foerste 1924 [synonym]
†Sphenosphaera nana Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera opertus Foerste 1893
†Sphenosphaera platystoma Meek and Worthen 1868
†Sphenosphaera recurvus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera rogersensis Foerste 1914
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Invalid names: Sphenosphaera clausus Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [replaced]
†Sphenosphaera similis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera subangularis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera subpatula Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Sphenosphaera troosti de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
Subfm. †Cymbulariinae Horný 1963
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G. †Beyrichidiscus Linsley and Peel 1983
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†Beyrichidiscus fecundatus Linsley and Peel 1983
G. †Coelocyclus Perner 1903
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†Coelocyclus groenlandicus Poulsen 1974
†Coelocyclus hadroni Tassell 1982
†Coelocyclus novaki Perner 1903
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Invalid names: Coelocyclus fritschi Perner 1903 [synonym], Coelocyclus scissus Perner 1903 [synonym]
†Coelocyclus ornatus Northrop 1939
†Coelocyclus rarissimus Perner 1903
G. †Collina Jhaveri 1969
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†Collina altemontanus Spitz 1907
†Collina exquisitus Spitz 1907
†Collina kampemorpha Kottek 1963
†Collina telescopus Frech 1894
†Collina whidbornei Perner 1903
G. †Cymbularia Koken 1896
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†Bellerophon carinatus de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Cymbularia aequalis Koken and Perner 1925
†Cymbularia alatus Portlock 1843
†Cymbularia angusta Koken 1897
†Cymbularia bullatus Koken and Perner 1925
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Invalid names: Cymbularia pachygaster Koken and Perner 1925 [synonym]
†Cymbularia compressa Koken and Perner 1925
†Cymbularia cultrijugata Roemer 1876
†Cymbularia decipens Reed 1921
†Cymbularia decorata Ríha 1936
†Cymbularia galeata Koken 1896
†Cymbularia impressa Ríha 1936
†Cymbularia janica Horný 1963
†Cymbularia klouceki Horný 1997
†Cymbularia merita Reed 1921
†Cymbularia nuciformis Perner 1903
†Cymbularia nummulina Koken and Perner 1925
†Cymbularia pygmaea Koken and Perner 1925
†Cymbularia roemeri Koken and Perner 1925
†Cymbularia sculptus Perner 1903
†Cymbularia stricta Yü 1961
†Cymbularia turnbulli Reed 1921
Invalid names: Phragmostoma Hall 1861 [synonym]
G. †Joleaudella Patte 1929
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†Joleaudella argo Billings 1860
†Joleaudella catilloides Raymond 1906
†Joleaudella karki Öpik 1930
†Joleaudella mansuyi Patte 1929
†Joleaudella perstriatus Foerste 1924
†Joleaudella rotula Clarke 1908
†Joleaudella sigmoidalis Kobayashi 1934
†Joleaudella transiens Reed 1921
G. †Prosoptychus Perner 1903
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†Prosoptychus baccatus Reed 1927
†Prosoptychus globulus Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Prosoptychus plebeius Perner 1903 [synonym]
†Prosoptychus plenus Billings 1874
†Prosoptychus projectus Perner 1903
†Prosoptychus rotunda Perner 1903
†Prosoptychus sibiricus Vostokova 1955
†Prosoptychus sphaera Lindström 1884
†Prosoptychus wenlockensis Murchison 1839
G. †Ptychosphaera Perner 1903
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†Ptychosphaera carinata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Ptychosphaera constricta Perner 1903
†Ptychosphaera convolutus de Koninck 1876
†Ptychosphaera obesa Wang 1980
†Ptychosphaera ouralicus Murchison et al. 1845
†Ptychosphaera thalia Hall 1859
G. †Dicellonema Yu and Wang 1975
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†Dicellonema dicellonemata Yu and Wang 1975
Subfm. †Knightitinae Knight 1956
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G. †Anapetopsis Peel 1975
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†Anapetopsis fasciatus Lindström 1884
†Anapetopsis fastigiatus Lindström 1884
†Anapetopsis lalajae Peel 1975
†Anapetopsis maclearni Peel 1975
G. †Cymatospira Knight 1942
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†Cymatospira alternodosa Whitfield 1882
†Cymatospira montfortianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
†Cymatospira welleri Thein and Nitecki 1974
G. †Knightites Moore 1941
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†Knightites bransoni Yochelson 1960
†Knightites maximus Yochelson 1960
†Knightites medius Yochelson 1960
†Knightites montfortianum Norwood and Pratten 1855
Invalid names: Knightites (Knightites) Moore 1941 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Patellilabia Knight 1945
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Invalid names: Patellilabia acutangula Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia anshunense Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia fragilis Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia mira Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia obliqua Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia papilionis Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia strictomarginata Wang 1980 [synonym], Patellilabia ventricula Wang 1980 [synonym]
†Patellilabia aplanata Gromczakiewicz-Lomnicka 1972
†Patellilabia chesterensis Thein and Nitecki 1974
†Patellilabia junior Yochelson 1960
†Patellilabia laevigata Girty 1910
†Patellilabia rhombadella Jeffery et al. 1994
†Patellilabia sulcata Jeffery et al. 1994
†Patellilabia tentoriolum Knight 1945
Invalid names: Aiptospira Wang 1980 [synonym], Extendilabrum Wang 1980 [synonym], Singulitubus Wang 1980 [synonym], Tetratubispira Wang 1980 [synonym]
G. †Retispira Knight 1945
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†Retispira albapinensis Gordon and Yochelson 1983
†Retispira asiatica Wirth 1936
†Retispira bilabiatus White and Whitfield 1862
†Retispira bimorpha Guo 1983
†Retispira bittneri Newell and Kummel 1942
†Retispira boltoni Weir 1931
†Retispira carinatus Tolmachoff 1930
†Retispira chernyshevi Mazaev 2015
†Retispira christinae Cook et al. 2003
†Retispira cincta Gordon and Yochelson 1987
†Retispira clarkei Dickins 1963
†Retispira concinna Weir 1931
†Retispira crucilirata Dickins 1963
†Retispira culleni Campbell and Engel 1963
†Retispira decussatus Fleming 1828
†Retispira deflectus Weller 1900
†Retispira devonica Hall and Whitfield 1872
†Retispira elegans de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Retispira decussata Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 [synonym]
†Retispira elevata Heidelberger 2001
†Retispira emerii Etheridge Jr. 1907
†Retispira espinasa Kues 2004
†Retispira exilis de Koninck 1883
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Invalid names: Bucania textilis de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
†Retispira fascireticulatus Hoare et al. 1997
†Retispira fragilis Yochelson 1960
†Retispira hibernicus Weir 1931
†Retispira hohenlimburgensis Heidelberger and Koch 2005
†Retispira integra Waagen 1880
†Retispira irwinensis Dickins 1963
†Retispira kattaensis Waagen 1880
†Retispira keyniana de Koninck 1844
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Invalid names: Knightites (Retispira) waterkeynianus de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
†Retispira khaophrikensis Ketwetsuriya et al. 2020
†Retispira leda Hall 1859
†Retispira lyelli Gemmellaro 1889
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Invalid names: Bellerophon (Bucania) sosiensis Gemmellaro 1889 [synonym], Bucania nodulosa Mansuy 1914 [synonym], Knightites (Retispira) girtyi Yochelson 1960 [synonym], Retispira sosiensis Gemmellaro 1889 [synonym]
†Retispira makatikhae Jakowlew 1899
†Retispira marcouianus Geinitz 1866
†Retispira matanensis Pan and Yu 1993
†Retispira meekiana Shumard and Swallow 1858
†Retispira modesta Girty 1909
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Invalid names: Retispira undulata Chronic 1952 [synonym]
†Retispira monronensis Weller 1916
†Retispira mowensis Peel 2016
†Retispira multiscalpta Thomas 1930
†Retispira navicula Sowerby 1840
†Retispira nodocostata Gurley 1884
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Invalid names: Knightites (Retispira) rugopleurus Gurley 1884 [synonym]
†Retispira nodulifera Hoare 1961
†Retispira nolani Gordon and Yochelson 1983
†Retispira ordinata Gordon and Yochelson 1987
†Retispira ornatissima Waagen 1880
†Retispira ornatus Weller 1920
†Retispira otsego Hall 1859
†Retispira patagoniensis Pinilla and Sabattini 2013
†Retispira perelegans White and Whitfield 1862
†Retispira puchenpraensis Waterhouse and Chen 2006
†Retispira repertus Hall 1879
†Retispira reticulata Elias 1958
†Retispira reticulatus Tolmachoff 1930
†Retispira retifera Talent 1963
†Retispira rumpfi Kittl 1891
†Retispira schwelmensis Heidelberger and Koch 2005
†Retispira sinensis Pan and Erwin 2002
†Retispira solignaci Termier and Termier 1977
†Retispira suhaensis Kittl 1903
†Retispira sullivani Blodgett 1992
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Invalid names: Retispira minuta Radabaugh 1942 [replaced]
†Retispira tasselli Frýda 2000
†Retispira temnonema Batten 1972
†Retispira tenuilineata Gurley 1884
†Retispira tenuilirata Chronic 1949
†Retispira texana Yochelson 1960
†Retispira textiliformis Gurley 1883
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Invalid names: Knightites (Retispira) bellus Keyes 1894 [synonym]
†Retispira textilis Miller 1877
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Invalid names: Bellerophon cancellatus Hall 1856 [replaced]
†Retispira tumidus Sandberger and Sandberger 1853
†Retispira undata Etheridge 1876
†Retispira yochelsoni Jeffery et al. 1994
Invalid names: Retispira kansasensis Shumard 1858 [nomen nudum]
G. †Sorobanobaca Nishida 1969
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G. †Teutonophon Blodgett and Frýda 1999
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†Teutonophon konincki Weir 1931
†Teutonophon sinensis Pan and Cook 2003
†Teutonophon tangentialis Phillips 1836
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Invalid names: Bellerophon cornuarietis d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
†Teutonophon umbilicatus Potiez and Michaud 1838
Invalid names: Pseudopharkidonotus Pan and Cook 2003 [synonym]
G. †Yochelsonellisa Waterhouse and Chen 2006
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†Yochelsonellisa eximia Yochelson 1960
Invalid names: Liljevallospiridae Golikov and Starobogatov 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available