Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon maera, Bucanopsis maera
Synonym: Bellerophon neleus Hall 1876
Full reference: J. Hall. 1876. Illustrations of Devonian fossils: Gasteropoda, Pteropoda, Cephalopoda, Crustacea, and corals of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups, etc. 1-133
Belongs to Aglaoglypta according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Clarke and Swartz 1913, Hall 1876, Hall 1879 and Linsley 1994
Sister taxa: Aglaoglypta hicksii, Aglaoglypta koeneni, Aglaoglypta labyrinthodes, Aglaoglypta nactoides, Aglaoglypta tuberculatus, Aglaoglypta veeversi
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (5: Arizona, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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