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Somalites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae

Taxonomy
Somalites was named by Pamouktchiev (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mathoceratinae by Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Somalites Pamouktchiev
1996Somalites Wright et al. p. 274
2002Somalites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDeshayesitoidea(Stoyanow 1949)
familyDeshayesitidaeStoyanow 1949
subfamilyMathoceratinaeCasey 1963
genusSomalitesPamouktchiev 1983

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.

G. †Somalites Pamouktchiev 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 125.00000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain S. sp. (74894)