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Bellerophon contortus
Taxonomy
Bellerophon contortus was named by d'Eichwald (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Bucania contorta by Reed (1921); it was recombined as Megalomphala contorta by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Koken and Perner (1925), Knight (1941), Knight et al. (1960), Rohr (1980), Peel (1991), Ebbestad (1999), Ebbestad (1999) and Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Bucania contorta by Reed (1921); it was recombined as Megalomphala contorta by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Koken and Perner (1925), Knight (1941), Knight et al. (1960), Rohr (1980), Peel (1991), Ebbestad (1999), Ebbestad (1999) and Wagner (2023).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Bellerophon contortus d'Eichwald p. 587 |
| 1860 | Bellerophon contortus d'Eichwald p. 1072 figs. pl. 41 f. 3 |
| 1897 | Megalomphala contorta Ulrich and Scofield p. 850 |
| 1921 | Bucania contorta Reed p. 31 |
| 1925 | Megalomphala contorta Koken and Perner p. 67 figs. pl. 25 f. 4-5, 11 |
| 1941 | Megalomphala contorta Knight p. 192 figs. pl. 8 f. 1a-b |
| 1960 | Megalomphala contorta Knight et al. p. 180 figs. f. 96.2 |
| 1980 | Megalomphala contorta Rohr pp. 152 - 153 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-10 |
| 1991 | Megalomphala contorta Peel p. 98 figs. f. 24a-f |
| 1999 | Megalomphala contorta Ebbestad p. 162 |
| 2023 | Megalomphala contorta Wagner p. 287 |
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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.
†Bellerophon contortus d'Eichwald 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available