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TF0201 - Bellerophon
Specimen Age
Carboniferous
Stratigraphic Range
Silurian to Triassic
Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Genus: Bellerophon
Class: Gastropoda
Genus: Bellerophon
Distinctive Features
Coiled shell (planispiral)
One chamber
One chamber
Preservation
Steinkern
(here an internal cast)
(here an internal cast)
Advanced notes
This specimen resembles an ammonoid, in that it has a planispirally coiled shell. However note that there are no septa and the shell exists as one large chamber, allowing us to identify it confidently as a gastropod.