MolluscaBase - Belophos Cossmann, 1901 †

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Belophos Cossmann, 1901 †

AphiaID

1043215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1043215)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Bela woodsii Tate, 1888 † accepted as Belophos cancellata (Tenison Woods, 1877) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Buccinoidea incertae sedis

Original name

Belophos Cossmann, 1901 †

Direct children (7)

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Species Belophos cancellata (Tenison Woods, 1877) †
Subgenus Belophos (Austrotoma) H. J. Finlay, 1924 accepted as Austrotoma H. J. Finlay, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Belophos (Austrotoma) minor H. J. Finlay, 1924 † accepted as Austrotoma minor (H. J. Finlay, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Belophos incertus P. Marshall, 1919 † accepted as Marshallena neozelanica (Suter, 1917) † (junior subjective synonym)
Species Belophos minor H. J. Finlay, 1924 † accepted as Austrotoma minor (H. J. Finlay, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Belophos woodsii (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Belophos cancellata (Tenison Woods, 1877) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Belophos pseudomelongena (K. Martin, 1914) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875
page(s): 162 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Belophos Cossmann, 1901 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043215 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-11-04 18:20:53Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2021-07-23 06:05:57Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-12-24 21:25:13Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875
page(s): 162 [details]