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Sphenosphaera capax
Taxonomy
Bellerophon capax was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Bellerophon capax Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. Its type specimen is USNM 45698, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Sphenosphaera capax by Knight (1945), Wahlman (1992) and Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Sphenosphaera capax by Knight (1945), Wahlman (1992) and Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Bellerophon capax Ulrich and Scofield pp. 921 - 922 figs. pl. 63 f. 50-51; pl. 64 f. 40-43 |
| 1945 | Sphenosphaera capax Knight p. 334 |
| 1992 | Sphenosphaera capax Wahlman p. 172 figs. pl. 34 f. 1-13 |
| 2023 | Sphenosphaera capax Wagner p. 405 |
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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.
†Sphenosphaera capax Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Maysvillian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caradoc | USA (Kentucky) | Sphenosphaera capax (64418 64419 64420) | |
| Turinian | USA (Missouri) | Bellerophon capax (175724) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Tennessee) | Bellerophon capax (5374) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Kentucky) | Sphenosphaera capax (64417 76968 76970 100256) |