MolluscaBase taxon details
Sphenosphaera operta (Foerste, 1893) †
1767211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1767211)
accepted
Species
Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus Foerste, 1893 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus Foerste, 1893 †) Foerste, A. F. (1893). Fossils of the Clinton group in Ohio and Indiana. <em>Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio.</em> 7(5): 516-597.
page(s): 548-549, pl. 25, fig. 18 c, d; pl. 37a, fig. 3 a, b [details]
page(s): 548-549, pl. 25, fig. 18 c, d; pl. 37a, fig. 3 a, b [details]
Type locality contained in Ohio
type locality contained in Ohio [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphenosphaera operta (Foerste, 1893) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1767211 on 2025-03-17
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(of Bellerophon (Bucania) opertus Foerste, 1893 †) Foerste, A. F. (1893). Fossils of the Clinton group in Ohio and Indiana. <em>Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio.</em> 7(5): 516-597.
page(s): 548-549, pl. 25, fig. 18 c, d; pl. 37a, fig. 3 a, b [details]
basis of record Wagner P.J. (2023). Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). <em>The Paleobiology Database.</em> , available online at https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayReference?reference_no=9042 [details]
page(s): 548-549, pl. 25, fig. 18 c, d; pl. 37a, fig. 3 a, b [details]
basis of record Wagner P.J. (2023). Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). <em>The Paleobiology Database.</em> , available online at https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayReference?reference_no=9042 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
