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Pseudosirenites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudosirenites was named by Arthaber (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Trachyceratidae by Spath (1951); to Cyrtopleuritidae by Tatzreiter (1981); to Sirenitinae by Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Pseudosirenites Arthaber
1951Pseudosirenites Spath p. 45
1981Pseudosirenites Tatzreiter
1981Pseudosirenites Tozer p. 96
1994Pseudosirenites Tozer p. 173
2002Pseudosirenites 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
subfamilySirenitinaeTozer 1971
genusPseudosirenitesArthaber 1911

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. †Pseudosirenites Arthaber 1911
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†Pseudosirenites elegans von Mojsisovics 1896
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Invalid names: Sirenites elegantiformis Diener 1906 [synonym]
†Pseudosirenites evae Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Sirenites richteri von Mojsisovics 1896 [synonym]
†Pseudosirenites pardoneti McLearn 1940
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Invalid names: Sirenites inaequiornatus McLearn 1947 [synonym]
†Pseudosirenites pressus McLearn 1947
†Pseudosirenites stachei Mojsisovics 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height740.230.251.342.010.6
shell diameter749.722.485.753.023.4
shell inflation73.20--3.20-

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: base of the Lacian to the top of the Alaunian or 221.50000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Sirenites elegans (214671)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Sirenites elegans, Sirenites richteri (85471)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Pseudosirenites indet. (44432)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0Russian Federation P. sp. (136158)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia P. evae (151063 170396 170398 220205 220210 220211 220212) P. evae, P. elegans (139412) P. sp. (220213)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation P. pardoneti (136160)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) P. bullatus (137039 139035 139036 139120 141748) P. falcatus (137988) P. pardoneti (46596 46598 46629 46631 137037 138026 139137 141696 141699 141705 141707 141712 141713 141722 141724 141725 141729 141733) P. pardoneti, P. pressus (46630 141711) P. pardoneti, Sirenites pressus (137030) P. sp. (47377 47378)