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Spathites (Spathites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Spathites (Spathites) was named by Kummel and Decker (1954).

It was assigned to Spathites by Kummel and Decker (1954), Kennedy (1994), Wright et al. (1996), Barroso-Barcenilla (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Spathites (Spathites) Kummel and Decker
1960Neoptychites (Spathitoides) Wiedmann p. 754
1994Spathites (Spathites) Kennedy p. 258
1996Spathites (Spathites) Wright et al. p. 173
2007Spathites (Spathites) Barroso-Barcenilla p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMammitinae()
genusSpathitesKummel and Decker 1954
subgenusSpathitesKummel and Decker 1954

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.

Subg. †Spathites (Spathites) Kummel and Decker 1954
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†Spathites (Spathites) laevis Karrenberg 1935
Invalid names: Neoptychites (Spathitoides) Wiedmann 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Wright et al. 1996Very involute; body chamber almost smooth, with whorl section subquadrate and venter broad.
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 Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Spain Spathites laevis, Spathites sulcatus (187036)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil Spathites sp. (140889)