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Sphenosphaera opertus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus was named by Foerste (1893) [Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus Foerste 1893]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Hanover, which is in an Alexandrian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Brassfield Limestone Formation of Ohio.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus Foerste pp. 548 - 549 figs. pl. 25 f. 18c-d; pl. 37a f. 3a-b
2023Sphenosphaera opertus Wagner p. 4997

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

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 opertus Foerste 1893
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Diagnosis
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