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Arctosirenites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Arctosirenites was named by Tozer (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Arctosirenites canadensis.

It was assigned to Sirenitinae by Tozer (1981); to Arpaditinae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Arctosirenites Tozer
1981Arctosirenites Tozer p. 96
1994Arctosirenites Tozer p. 154
2002Arctosirenites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyArpaditinaeHyatt 1900
genusArctosirenitesTozer 1961

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. †Arctosirenites Tozer 1961
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Invalid names: Striatosirenites seimkanensis Bychkov 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height523.0--23.0-
shell diameter534.725.447.032.59.60
shell inflation512.2--12.2-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Tuvalian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Russian Federation Striatosirenites seimkanensis (151094 214799)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (Nunavut) A. canadensis (49739 137162 137937) A. southeri (137154 137155)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) A. columbianus (56872)