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Sphenosphaera subangularis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon subangularis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Bellerophon subangularis Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Richmond, Whitewater Fm., which is in a Richmondian marine reef rocks in the Whitewater Formation of Indiana.

It was recombined as Sphenosphaera subangularis by Wahlman (1992) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Bellerophon subangularis Ulrich and Scofield
1992Sphenosphaera subangularis Wahlman pp. 171 - 172 figs. pl. 33 f. 10-15
2023Sphenosphaera subangularis Wagner p. 232

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

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 subangularis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
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