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Sizilites kurdistanensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Adrianitidae

Taxonomy
Sizilites kurdistanensis was named by Vasicek and Kullmann (1988) [Ustredai Ustav Geologicky (UUG), Prague]. Its type specimen is UUG ZR87 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Beyarah, Qulqula Region, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Qulqula Formation of Iraq.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Sizilites kurdistanensis Vasicek and Kullmann p. 102 figs. Pl 1, figs 8,9; text-fig 1F
2002Sizilites kurdistanensis Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyAdrianitoidea(Schindewolf 1931)
familyAdrianitidaeSchindewolf 1931
subfamilyAdrianitinaeSchindewolf 1931
genusSizilitesToumansky 1937
specieskurdistanensis

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.

Sizilites kurdistanensis Vasicek and Kullmann 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height13.70
shell diameter19.00
shell inflation11.80

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iraq (Arbil) Sizilites kurdistanensis (type locality: 82851)