Bellerophontoidea

Bellerophontoidea, common name "bellerophonts", 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.

Bellerophontoidea

William Bullock Clark (1860-1917) et al. · Public Domain · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
BellerophontinaPBDB
Diet
detritivorePBDB
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB
Motility
slow-movingPBDB
Vision
limitedPBDB, for Gastropoda
Environment
marinePBDB, for Bellerophontida

Time the record covers

At least 246 million years on record.

The record covers at least 483.4 Mya to 237 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 486.85 Mya to 227.3 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 4761 occurrencesOrdovician — about 1540 of 4761 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 306 of 4761 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 488 of 4761 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 1044 of 4761 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 1279 of 4761 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 101 of 4761 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 1 of 4761 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 2 of 4761 occurrences492–483 Mya — about 8 occurrences483–474 Mya — about 25 occurrences474–465 Mya — about 96 occurrences465–456 Mya — about 324 occurrences456–447 Mya — about 968 occurrences447–438 Mya — about 184 occurrences438–429 Mya — about 108 occurrences429–420 Mya — about 133 occurrences420–411 Mya — about 74 occurrences411–402 Mya — about 46 occurrences402–393 Mya — about 57 occurrences393–384 Mya — about 172 occurrences384–375 Mya — about 87 occurrences375–366 Mya — about 21 occurrences366–357 Mya — about 49 occurrences357–348 Mya — about 70 occurrences348–339 Mya — about 58 occurrences339–330 Mya — about 194 occurrences330–321 Mya — about 138 occurrences321–312 Mya — about 72 occurrences312–303 Mya — about 342 occurrences303–294 Mya — about 182 occurrences294–285 Mya — about 137 occurrences285–276 Mya — about 212 occurrences276–267 Mya — about 160 occurrences267–258 Mya — about 256 occurrences258–249 Mya — about 584 occurrences249–240 Mya — about 5 occurrences240–231 Mya — about 2 occurrences231–222 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences483.4 Mya237 Mya492 Mya222 Mya

4,761 occurrences of Bellerophontoidea on record, most of them in the Ordovician. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

4,761 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

825 formations

Chhidru — 32.51°N, 71.93°EChhidru — 32.25°N, 71.14°EChhidru — 32.55°N, 71.78°EChhidru — 32.96°N, 71.20°EChhidru — 32.48°N, 72.20°EChhidru — 32.40°N, 72.15°EChhidru — 32.24°N, 71.15°EChhidru — 32.52°N, 72.11°EChhidru — 32.61°N, 71.76°EChhidru — 32.41°N, 72.10°EChhidru — 32.50°N, 72.00°EChhidru — 32.32°N, 71.18°EChhidru — 32.72°N, 71.75°ELexington Limestone — 37.65°N, 84.77°WLexington Limestone — 38.00°N, 84.67°WLexington Limestone — 38.22°N, 84.86°WLexington Limestone — 37.84°N, 84.59°WLexington Limestone — 37.99°N, 84.45°WLexington Limestone — 37.91°N, 84.26°WLexington Limestone — 38.04°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 37.65°N, 84.95°WLexington Limestone — 38.07°N, 84.52°WLexington Limestone — 38.17°N, 84.84°WLexington Limestone — 37.81°N, 84.49°WLexington Limestone — 37.89°N, 84.51°WLexington Limestone — 38.04°N, 84.61°WLexington Limestone — 37.69°N, 84.76°WLexington Limestone — 37.64°N, 84.66°WLexington Limestone — 37.67°N, 84.94°WLexington Limestone — 38.35°N, 84.31°WLexington Limestone — 37.94°N, 84.38°WLexington Limestone — 36.17°N, 86.78°WLexington Limestone — 38.15°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 38.15°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 37.75°N, 84.77°WDunleith — 42.00°N, 90.50°WAllegheny — 40.77°N, 80.70°WAllegheny — 40.88°N, 80.87°WAllegheny — 40.90°N, 80.85°WAllegheny — 39.87°N, 81.70°WAllegheny — 40.77°N, 80.77°WAllegheny — 40.30°N, 81.85°WAllegheny — 40.18°N, 81.95°WAllegheny — 39.53°N, 82.40°WAllegheny — 41.03°N, 80.78°WAllegheny — 40.93°N, 80.48°WAllegheny — 40.52°N, 81.47°WAllegheny — 40.07°N, 82.35°WAllegheny — 38.65°N, 82.67°WAllegheny — 38.38°N, 82.08°WAllegheny — 39.47°N, 83.75°WAllegheny — 39.67°N, 81.33°WAllegheny — 40.07°N, 82.02°WAllegheny — 40.25°N, 80.87°WAllegheny — 39.27°N, 82.45°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.67°WGraham — 33.22°N, 98.10°WGraham — 32.73°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.27°N, 98.11°WGraham — 33.17°N, 98.15°WGraham — 33.13°N, 98.16°WGraham — 33.05°N, 98.40°WGraham — 33.12°N, 98.51°WGraham — 33.12°N, 98.30°WHueco — 32.37°N, 106.88°WHueco — 31.34°N, 104.87°WHueco — 31.45°N, 104.98°WHueco — 31.12°N, 105.15°WHueco — 31.92°N, 104.94°WHueco — 31.43°N, 104.88°WHueco — 31.19°N, 105.35°WHueco — 31.12°N, 105.14°WHueco — 31.84°N, 105.99°WHueco — 32.37°N, 106.08°WHueco — 32.29°N, 106.07°WHueco — 32.40°N, 105.95°WHueco — 31.79°N, 105.91°WHueco — 31.06°N, 104.86°WWargal — 32.55°N, 71.78°EWargal — 32.65°N, 72.58°EWargal — 32.45°N, 71.95°EWargal — 32.25°N, 71.14°EWargal — 32.44°N, 72.20°EWargal — 32.61°N, 71.76°EWargal — 32.57°N, 72.41°EWargal — 32.52°N, 72.43°EWargal — 32.48°N, 72.27°EWargal — 32.45°N, 72.22°EWargal — 32.50°N, 72.03°EWargal — 32.72°N, 71.75°EWargal — 32.70°N, 71.65°EWargal — 32.88°N, 71.57°ESecond Abden Shale — 56.07°N, 3.17°WWewoka — 35.04°N, 96.36°WWewoka — 34.90°N, 96.43°WWewoka — 35.02°N, 96.33°WWewoka — 34.87°N, 96.47°WLoray — 39.20°N, 114.98°WLoray — 39.01°N, 114.88°WLoray — 39.65°N, 115.32°WLoray — 39.48°N, 115.12°WKopanina — 49.96°N, 14.18°EKopanina — 50.05°N, 14.37°EKopanina — 50.67°N, 15.17°EKopanina — 50.00°N, 14.33°EKopanina — 49.96°N, 14.10°EKopanina — 49.93°N, 14.05°EKopanina — 49.94°N, 14.19°EBone Spring — 31.90°N, 104.88°WBone Spring — 31.78°N, 105.93°WBone Spring — 31.50°N, 104.91°WBone Spring — 31.35°N, 104.86°WBone Spring — 31.28°N, 104.85°WRoad Canyon — 30.39°N, 103.14°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.34°WVerulam — 44.75°N, 79.33°WVerulam — 44.60°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.58°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.67°WVerulam — 44.52°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.43°N, 78.78°WVerulam — 44.48°N, 78.95°WVerulam — 45.42°N, 75.72°WLexington — 38.17°N, 84.83°WLexington — 38.19°N, 84.56°WLexington — 38.04°N, 84.84°WLexington — 37.79°N, 84.50°WLexington — 37.98°N, 84.69°WLexington — 37.73°N, 84.77°WLexington — 37.65°N, 84.77°WPark City — 42.97°N, 106.78°WPark City — 39.60°N, 110.82°WPark City — 47.06°N, 109.43°WPark City — 43.17°N, 109.17°WPark City — 43.13°N, 110.58°WPark City — 42.80°N, 108.86°WPark City — 42.59°N, 108.63°WPark City — 43.46°N, 109.55°WPark City — 43.13°N, 109.15°WPark City — 40.92°N, 109.63°WPark City — 43.54°N, 108.70°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 76.75°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 78.68°WMoscow — 42.56°N, 74.58°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 76.74°WMoscow — 42.79°N, 76.15°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.99°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 75.91°WMoscow — 42.69°N, 75.60°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 75.46°WMoscow — 42.54°N, 74.85°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 77.57°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.95°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 77.33°WMoscow — 42.55°N, 74.49°WMoscow — 42.33°N, 74.31°WChaumont — 45.45°N, 76.69°WChaumont — 45.88°N, 76.93°WChaumont — 45.52°N, 73.58°WChaumont — 45.41°N, 75.73°WChaumont — 45.57°N, 74.93°WChaumont — 45.43°N, 75.53°WChaumont — 45.62°N, 74.69°WChaumont — 45.03°N, 74.83°WChaumont — 45.33°N, 75.72°WKope — 38.87°N, 84.46°WKope — 39.00°N, 84.00°WKope — 38.80°N, 84.16°WKope — 39.01°N, 84.45°WKope — 39.05°N, 84.37°WKope — 38.43°N, 83.99°WKope — 38.77°N, 84.10°WKope — 39.03°N, 84.54°WKope — 38.65°N, 85.12°WKope — 39.09°N, 84.50°WKaibab — 35.20°N, 111.57°WKaibab — 35.72°N, 111.47°WKaibab — 35.07°N, 111.96°WKaibab — 34.62°N, 111.09°WKaibab — 34.55°N, 111.24°WKaibab — 34.52°N, 111.33°WKaibab — 34.43°N, 110.59°WKaibab — 34.62°N, 110.77°WKaibab — 35.43°N, 111.20°WKaibab — 35.94°N, 111.61°WKaibab — 35.95°N, 111.69°WKaibab — 36.77°N, 111.65°WKaibab — 38.78°N, 110.69°WWerfen — 46.38°N, 11.85°EWerfen — 46.72°N, 11.50°EWerfen — 46.57°N, 11.63°EWerfen — 46.29°N, 11.52°EWerfen — 46.66°N, 11.83°EWerfen — 46.53°N, 11.57°EWerfen — 46.42°N, 11.61°EFlechado — 36.34°N, 105.60°WFlechado — 36.41°N, 105.57°WBangor Limestone — 34.59°N, 87.63°WBangor Limestone — 34.52°N, 87.58°WVäo — 59.42°N, 24.75°EVäo — 59.47°N, 24.94°EVäo — 59.58°N, 25.97°EVäo — 59.29°N, 23.39°E

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The named rock units Bellerophontoidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 801 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 253 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Bellerophontoidea and its relatives

Ordovician

Where Bellerophontoidea and its relatives were recorded in the Ordovician.

Found in the same rock

2,616 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,089 sites for Bellerophontoidea, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

687 references

Each of the 4,761 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 675 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Bellerophontoidea

Credit
William Bullock Clark (1860-1917) et al.
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Bellerophontoidea was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. M'Coy 1851