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Bellerophon
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Bellerophontina
Superfamily:
Bellerophontacea
Family:
Bellerophontidae
Subfamily:
Bellerophontinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bellerophon MONTFORT, 1808
Type Species:
B. vasulites
Images
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Fig. 102,4. *B. (B.) vasulites, M.Dev., Ger., 4a-c, apertural, anterior, left sides, X2
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Sil.
Beginning International Stage:
Rhuddanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
443.07
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
246.7
Description
Whorls commonly broadly rounded but some may have a subdued crest
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Bellerophontina
Superfamily:
Bellerophontacea
Family:
Bellerophontidae
Subfamily:
Bellerophontinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bellerophon MONTFORT, 1808
Type Species:
B. vasulites
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 102,4. *B. (B.) vasulites, M.Dev., Ger., 4a-c, apertural, anterior, left sides, X2
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Sil.
Beginning International Stage:
Rhuddanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
443.07
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
246.7
Description
Whorls commonly broadly rounded but some may have a subdued crest