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Sphenosphaera centervillensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon centervillensis was named by Foerste (1923). It is not extant. Its type locality is Quarry ½ mile northwest of Centerville, which is in an Alexandrian carbonate limestone in the Brassfield Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Sphenosphaera centervillensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Bellerophon centervillensis Foerste pp. 78 - 79 figs. pl. 14 f. 20
2023Sphenosphaera centervillensis Wagner p. 406

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

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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