Bellerophontoidea
| Bellerophontoidea Temporal range: | |
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| Bucanopsis leda (family Bellerophontidae, subfamily Bucanopsinae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda (?) |
| Order: | †Bellerophontida |
| Superfamily: | †Bellerophontoidea McCoy, 1852 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bellerophontaceae Ulrich & Schofield, 1897 | |
Bellerophontoidea, common name "bellerophonts", is a superfamily of extinct planospirally-coiled globose molluscs. This superfamily is generally included within the Gastropoda, but may instead be a group of monoplacophorans. The taxon first appeared late in the Cambrian and continued until late in the Triassic.