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Bellazona

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Bellazona was named by Gordon and Yochelson (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Serp Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Loxonema bella.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Murchisoniidae by Gordon and Yochelson (1987) and Mazaev (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Bellazona Gordon and Yochelson
2002Bellazona Sepkoski
2019Bellazona Mazaev p. 254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusBellazona

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.

G. †Bellazona Gordon and Yochelson 1987
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Bellazona acuta Mazaev 2019
Bellazona bella Walcott 1884
Bellazona polita Gordon and Yochelson 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Asselian or 339.40000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0USA (Nevada) B. bella (59828) Loxonema bella (62674)
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0USA (Utah) B. bella (59829)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Utah) B. polita (59863 59864)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Meekospira bella (90784)
Desmoinesian313.8 - 305.9USA (New Mexico) B. sp. A (46536)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) B. acuta (202158 202159)