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Gunnarites bhavaniformis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

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

It was recombined as Gunnarites bhavaniformis by Spath (1953), Lahsen and Charrier (1972), Macellari (1986), Salazar et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Kossmaticeras (Gunnarites) antarcticum bhavaniformis Kilian and Reboul p. 33 figs. pl. 15, fig. 2
1953Gunnarites bhavaniformis Spath p. 32 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-7
1972Gunnarites bhavaniformis Lahsen and Charrier p. 530 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
1986Gunnarites bhavaniformis Macellari p. 42
2010Gunnarites bhavaniformis Salazar et al. p. 209 fig. 26e

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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
genusGunnaritesKilian and Reboul 1909
speciesbhavaniformis(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.

Gunnarites bhavaniformis Kilian and Reboul 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.0
shell diameter165.0
shell inflation114.0

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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Gunnarites bhavaniformis (166129 166130 166131 166137 166148 166150 166155 166156)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Gunnarites bhavaniformis (82989)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Campanian72.2 - 72.2Antarctica (Seymour Island) Gunnarites bhavaniformis (3124)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile Gunnarites bhavaniformis (83614 165491 165492 165499 165502)