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Bistrialites

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Bistrialites was named by Turner (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise].

It was assigned to Liroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Bistrialites Turner
1964Bistrialites Teichert et al. p. 446
2002Bistrialites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusBistrialitesTurner 1954

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.

G. †Bistrialites Turner 1954
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Bistrialites bicostatus Gordon 1964
Bistrialites bimembris Shimanskiy 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height510.47.0015.510.53.09
shell diameter523.516.038.021.08.65
shell inflation56.514.0013.05.003.77

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 330.30000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) B. bicostatus (175860) Liroceras bicostatum (157822 157823 157985)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Kazakhstan B. bimembris (8421 166476)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Kazakhstan B. bimembris (166287 166308)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Liroceras bicostatum (5517)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Arkansas) B. bicostatus (185022 185023) Liroceras bicostatum (157867 157948 157986 157987 157989 157990 157991 157999 158001 160560 160564)