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Koninckites truncatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Taxonomy
Koninckites truncatus was named by Spath (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidroo, Lower Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Dienerian marine sandstone in the Lower Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Radioceras truncatum by Ware and Bucher (2018) and Ware and Bucher (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Koninckites truncatus Spath
2018Radioceras truncatum Ware and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyParanoritidaeSpath 1930
genusKoninckites
speciestruncatus

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.

Koninckites truncatus Spath 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height132.0
shell diameter161.0
shell inflation18.00

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Koninckites truncatus (44016)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan Koninckites davidsonianus (type locality: 143834) Koninckites truncatus (215004)