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Phisonites triangulus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Phisonites triangulus was named by Shevyrev (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 1478/42 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham 2, Phisonites beds, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Ali Bashi Formation of Azerbaijan. It is the type species of Phisonites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Phisonites triangulus Shevyrev p. 168 figs. Pl 21, figs 4,5
1973Phisonites triangulus Teichert and Kummel p. 406 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-8; text-fig 11L
2002Phisonites triangulus Leonova
2014Phisonites triangulus Korn fig. 7A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusPhisonites
speciestriangulus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Phisonites triangulus Shevyrev 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.220.624.022.32.40
shell diameter278.0--78.0-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Phisonites triangulus (type locality: 97243 110643 110692)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Phisonites triangulus (119067 181512)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Phisonites triangulus (110751)