Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae
Alternative combination: Arcestes quadratus
Synonyms: Arcestes monticola von Mojsisovics 1873, Arcestes morosus von Mojsisovics 1873, Arcestes pusillus von Mojsisovics 1873, Cladiscites coracis Gemmellaro 1904, Cladiscites ferdinandi Gemmellaro 1904, Cladiscites monticola von Mojsisovics 1873, Cladiscites morosus von Mojsisovics 1873, Cladiscites pusillus von Mojsisovics 1873
Full reference: E. von Mojsisovics. 1873. Das Gebirge um Hallstatt. Eine geologisch-paläontologische Studie aus den Alpen. 1 Teil, Die Mollusken-Faunen der Zlambach- und Hallstätter-Schichten. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 6(1):1-82
Belongs to Cladiscites according to B. Gamsjäger 1982
See also von Mojsisovics 1873 and von Mojsisovics 1902
Sister taxa: Cladiscites angustus, Cladiscites beyrichi, Cladiscites crassestriatus, Cladiscites externecavatus, Cladiscites externeplicatus, Cladiscites gorgiae, Cladiscites indicus, Cladiscites neortus, Cladiscites obesus, Cladiscites semitornatus, Cladiscites striatissimus, Cladiscites striatulus, Cladiscites tornatus, Cladiscites tuvalicus, Cladiscites umbilicatus, Cladiscites ungeri
Type specimens:
- Cladiscites quadratus: Its type locality is Someraukogel, rothern Marmor, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria
- Arcestes monticola: Its type locality is Sandling, beds with Tr. bicrenatum, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.
- Arcestes morosus: Its type locality is Sandling, beds with Tr. bicrenatum, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.
- Arcestes pusillus: Its type locality is Röthelstein, lower layer with Arcestes ellipticus, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.
- Cladiscites coracis:
- Cladiscites ferdinandi:
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 27.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (14 collections), Nepal (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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