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Chelmastanites

Tentaculita - Tentaculitidae

Taxonomy
Chelmastanites was named by Farsan (1981).

It was assigned to Tentaculitidae by Farsan (1994).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. briceae, C. grossicostatus, C. tenuiannulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Chelmastanites Farsan
1994Chelmastanites Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
familyTentaculitidaeWalcott 1886
genusChelmastanitesFarsan 1981

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. †Chelmastanites Farsan 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:10:00
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:10:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Herat) C. briceae, C. grossicostatus, C. tenuiannulatus (70144)