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Strangulites elongatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon elongatus was named by Portlock (1843). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tyrone, which is in a Soudleyan/Longvillian offshore sandstone in the Bardahessiagh Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Sinuites elongatus by Reed (1906), Reed (1921) and Horný (1997); it was recombined as Strangulites elongatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Bellerophon elongatus Portlock
1906Sinuites elongatus Reed
1921Sinuites elongatus Reed pp. 9 - 10 figs. pl. 1 f. 12-14
1997Sinuites elongatus Horný p. 49
2023Strangulites elongatus Wagner p. 2865

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

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.

†Strangulites elongatus Portlock 1843
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Diagnosis
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