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Prosoptychus wenlockensis (Murchison, 1839) †
1770889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1770889)
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Species
Bellerophon wenlockensis Murchison, 1839 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Bellerophon wenlockensis Murchison, 1839 †) Murchison, R. I. (1839). The Silurian system, founded on geological researches in the counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford : with descriptions of the coalfields and overlying formations. [Book, 3 volumes, vol 1 by Murchison] John Murray, Albemarle Street., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/88029#/summary
page(s): 2: 633, fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 2: 633, fig. 21 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prosoptychus wenlockensis (Murchison, 1839) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1770889 on 2025-09-11
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(of Bellerophon wenlockensis Murchison, 1839 †) Murchison, R. I. (1839). The Silurian system, founded on geological researches in the counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford : with descriptions of the coalfields and overlying formations. [Book, 3 volumes, vol 1 by Murchison] John Murray, Albemarle Street., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/88029#/summary
page(s): 2: 633, fig. 21 [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): 2: 633, fig. 21 [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]
