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Flemingites flemingianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites flemingianus was named by de Koninck (1863). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Flemingites flemingianus by Waagen (1895), Spath (1934), Runnegar (1969), Brayard and Bucher (2008), Brühwiler and Bucher (2011) and Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. griesbachi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ceratites flemingianus de Koninck p. 10 figs. pl. 7, fig. 1
1895Flemingites trilobatus Waagen p. 193 figs. Pl 16, fig 2
1895Flemingites flemingianus Waagen p. 199 figs. Pls 12-14
1895Flemingites compressus Waagen p. 202 figs. Pl 15; pl 16, fig 1
1897Flemingites trilobatus Diener
1934Flemingites compressus Spath
1934Flemingites flemingianus Spath
1969Flemingites flemingianus Runnegar p. 823
2008Flemingites flemingianus Brayard and Bucher p. 43 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-5
2011Flemingites flemingianus Brühwiler and Bucher p. 194 figs. Pl 3, fig 5
2012Flemingites flemingianus Brühwiler and Bucher p. 66 figs. 50A-K, 51A-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyFlemingitidaeHyatt 1900
genusFlemingitesWaagen 1892
speciesflemingianus()

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.

†Flemingites flemingianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Flemingites compressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Flemingites trilobatus Waagen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height463.846.076.069.014.0
shell diameter4187.1116.0253.0205.058.8
shell inflation475.639.0122.083.034.3

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Flemingites flemingianus (111556 139067 139150 139151 139152 139153 139154 139155 140327 140688 143825 143826 143832) Flemingites flemingianus, Flemingites compressus (143821) Flemingites trilobatus (143824)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Flemingites trilobatus (210997)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Vietnam Flemingites flemingianus (44754)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Pakistan Flemingites flemingianus, Flemingites compressus (215027)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Flemingites flemingianus (212890)