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Tetragonites (Carinites) spathi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites spathi was named by Fabre (1940) [DISTRIBUTION: Albian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tetragonites (Carinites) spathi by Wright and Kennedy (1984), Wright et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Tetragonites spathi Fabre
1967Tetragonites spathi Murphy p. 61 figs. Pl. 5, 6 - 10
1984Tetragonites (Carinites) spathi Wright and Kennedy p. 49
1994Tetragonites spathi Kennedy p. 217
1996Tetragonites (Carinites) spathi Wright et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusTetragonites(Kossmat 1895)
subgenusCarinites
speciesspathi(Fabre 1940)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Tetragonites spathi (82844)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Tetragonites spathi (82843)