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Retispira elegans
Taxonomy
Bellerophon elegans was named by de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny (1840) [d’Orbigny in de Ferrusac & d’Orbigny 1840]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Bucania elegans by de Koninck (1883); it was recombined as Bucaniopsis elegans by Weir (1931); it was recombined as Retispira elegans by Rollins et al. (1971), Heidelberger (2001) and Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Bucania elegans by de Koninck (1883); it was recombined as Bucaniopsis elegans by Weir (1931); it was recombined as Retispira elegans by Rollins et al. (1971), Heidelberger (2001) and Wagner (2023).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Bellerophon elegans de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny figs. pl. 7, f. 15-18 |
| 1855 | Bellerophon decussatus Sandberger and Sandberger |
| 1883 | Bucania elegans de Koninck p. 151 figs. pl. 41 f. 18-21 |
| 1896 | Bucania decussata Koken |
| 1931 | Bucaniopsis elegans Weir p. 818 |
| 1971 | Retispira elegans Rollins et al. p. 139 |
| 2001 | Retispira elegans Heidelberger pp. 29 - 30 figs. pl. 1 f. 6-7 |
| 2023 | Retispira elegans Wagner p. 2696 |
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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.
†Retispira elegans de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Retispira decussata Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available