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Sphenosphaera laurentinus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon laurentinus was named by Twenhofel (1928). It is not extant. Its type locality is Makasti Bay, 79-228 feet from base of formation, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone/shale in the English Head Formation of Canada.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Bellerophon laurentinus Twenhofel
2023Sphenosphaera laurentinus Wagner p. 4934

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

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 laurentinus Twenhofel 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available