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Sakhaites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Sakhaites was named by Vozin (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nm Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ophiceratidae by Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenodiscidae by Dagis and Ermakova (1990), Brayard et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Sakhaites Vozin
1981Sakhaites Tozer p. 89
1990Sakhaites Dagis and Ermakova
2002Sakhaites Sepkoski
2009Sakhaites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusSakhaitesVozin 1972

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. †Sakhaites Vozin 1972
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Sakhaites vronskyi Popov 1961
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Invalid names: Sakhaites improtectus Ermakova 1981 [synonym], Sakhaites orbitosus Vozin 1972 [synonym], Xenodiscus kiparisovae Popov 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height914.511.920.513.62.97
shell diameter934.324.853.033.08.29
shell inflation99.755.5016.010.43.60

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 Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 250.50000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation S. subleptodiscus (112797)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation S. vronskyi (107099 127352 176997) S. vronskyi, S. subleptodiscus (107043) Xenodiscus kiparisovae (214750) Xenodiscus kiparisovae, Xenodiscus vronskyi, Xenodiscus subleptodiscus (214724)