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Xenodiscus wanneri

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Xenodiscus wanneri was named by Spinosa et al. (1975) [Type at University of Iowa]. Its type specimen is SUI 31919 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Xenodiscus wanneri Spinosa et al. p. 275 figs. Pl 5, fig 3; text-fig 17,18A,B
2002Xenodiscus wanneri Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusXenodiscus
specieswanneri

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.

Xenodiscus wanneri Spinosa et al. 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.1
shell diameter141.0

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Mexico (Coahuila) Xenodiscus wanneri (82066 82067 82068)