Bellerophontoidea
Extinct superfamily of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bellerophontoidea, common name "bellerophonts",[2] is a superfamily of extinct planospirally-coiled globose molluscs. This superfamily is generally included within the Gastropoda, but may instead be a group of monoplacophorans. The taxon first appeared late in the Cambrian and continued until late in the Triassic.
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Bellerophontoidea | |
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Bucanopsis leda (family Bellerophontidae, subfamily Bucanopsinae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda (?) |
Order: | †Bellerophontida |
Superfamily: | †Bellerophontoidea McCoy, 1852[1] |
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Synonyms | |
Bellerophontaceae Ulrich & Schofield, 1897 |
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