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Maorites densicostatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Madrasites) densicostatus was named by Kilian and Reboul (1909) [DISTRIBUTION: Maastrichtian; Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Maorites densicostatus by Marshall (1926), Spath (1953), Lahsen and Charrier (1972), Henderson and McNamara (1985), Macellari (1986), Salazar et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. wedellensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Kossmaticeras (Madrasites) densicostatus Kilian and Reboul p. 30 figs. pl. 15, fig. 4
1926Maorites densicostatus Marshall p. 178 figs. Pl 24, fig 1; pl 44, fig 2; pl 45, fig 4
1953Maorites densicostatus Spath p. 23 figs. Pl 2, figs 7-9; pl 7, fig 6
1972Maorites densicostatus Lahsen and Charrier p. 530 figs. Pl 3, figs 3-5
1985Maorites densicostatus Henderson and McNamara p. 64 figs. Pl 4, figs 7,8,11-13
1986Maorites densicostatus Macellari p. 25
2010Maorites densicostatus Salazar et al. p. 210 figs. 24a, 26d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusMaorites
speciesdensicostatus(Kilian and Reboul 1909)

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.

†Maorites densicostatus Kilian and Reboul 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2938.415.578.137.918.8
shell diameter2984.331.9174.082.041.9
shell inflation2919.36.6046.018.69.82

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 Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Maorites densicostatus (166138 166146 166151 166154)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Maorites densicostatus (82961 83552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile Maorites densicostatus (83617 83618 165491 165492 165499)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Maorites densicostatus (3166 3169 166010 166011 166012)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Maorites densicostatus (82929 82930 82931 82933 82935 82936 82938 82939 82958 158315 158416 158417 158418 158419 158420 158421 158422 158423 158424 158425 158426 158427 158440)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Maorites densicostatus (83845 83850 83851 83852 83853 83856 157777 157791 157792)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Maorites densicostatus (82937 82948 82950 82962 82963 82964 82965 82966 82967 82968 82969 82970 82971 82972 82973 82974 82975 82976 82977 82978 82979 82980 82981 82982 82983)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Maorites densicostatus (242071)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Maorites densicostatus (3161 63513 63518)