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Sphingitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sphingitidae

Taxonomy
Sphingitidae was named by Arthaber (1911).

It was assigned to Arcestaceae by Tozer (1981).

Subtaxa
Sphingites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Sphingitidae Arthaber
1981Sphingitidae Tozer p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familySphingitidaeArthaber 1911
familySphingitidaeArthaber 1911

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.

Fm. †Sphingitidae Arthaber 1911
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G. †Sphingites Mojsisovics 1879
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†Sphingites bacchus von Mojsisovics 1875
†Sphingites bronni von Mojsisovics 1875
†Sphingites favrei von Mojsisovics 1875
†Sphingites meriani von Mojsisovics 1875
†Sphingites meyeri Klipstein 1843
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Invalid names: Ammonites goldfusii Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
†Sphingites pumilio von Mojsisovics 1902
†Sphingites stoppanii von Mojsisovics 1875
†Sphingites turcicus Arthaber 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Lacian or 239.48000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Sphingites turcicus (204518 204521)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Iran Sphingites sp. 1 (144008 144009)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ammonites goldfusii, Ammonites meyeri (145649) Arcestes meyeri (144634)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Romania Sphingites meyeri (160170)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Arcestes meyeri, Arcestes bacchus, Arcestes coangustatus, Arcestes bronni, Arcestes meriani, Arcestes stoppanii, Arcestes favrei (159521)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Greece Sphingites sp. (217093)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Timur) Sphingites sp. (85150)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Sphingites pumilio (159541)