Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon expansus, Bucaniopsis expansus, Bucanopsis expansus
Full reference: J. C. de Sowerby and R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System. Part 2. Organic Remains. The Silurian System 2:579-768
Belongs to Phragmosphaera according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Antia 1981, de la Touche 1884, de Sowerby and Murchison 1839, M'Coy 1851, Peel 1977 and Reed 1921
Sister taxa: Phragmosphaera chautauquae, Phragmosphaera diopetes, Phragmosphaera globata, Phragmosphaera incisus, Phragmosphaera ithagenia, Phragmosphaera lyra, Phragmosphaera natator, Phragmosphaera nitela, Phragmosphaera ponceti, Phragmosphaera triliratus, Phragmosphaera victoriae
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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