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Mollusca
Gastropoda
Bellerophontida
Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon
Bellerophon
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Bellerophontida
Family:
Bellerophontidae
Genus:
Bellerophon
Species
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Species of
Bellerophon
present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent
Bellerophon crassus
Geological Range
Desmoinesian to Missourian; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Texas to Missouri.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Missourian
Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (MO)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS)
Vilas Shale (KS)
Desmoinesian
Mingus Shale (TX)
Wewoka Formation (OK)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (MO)
Bellerophon crassus
from the Coal Measures of Jackson County, Missouri (KUMIP 251169).