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Stenarcestes

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Stenarcestes was named by von Mojsisovics (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ammonites subumbilicatus.

It was reranked as Arcestes (Stenarcestes) by von Mojsisovics (1896).

It was assigned to Arcestes by von Mojsisovics (1896); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Arcestidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981), Krystyn et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Stenarcestes von Mojsisovics
1896Arcestes (Stenarcestes) von Mojsisovics
1951Stenarcestes Spath p. 128
1981Stenarcestes Tozer p. 95
2002Stenarcestes Sepkoski
2019Stenarcestes Krystyn et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusStenarcestesvon Mojsisovics 1895

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. †Stenarcestes von Mojsisovics 1895
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†Stenarcestes diogenis von Mojsisovics 1875
†Stenarcestes julicus von Mojsisovics 1902
†Stenarcestes leiostracus von Mojsisovics 1875
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Invalid names: Arcestes planus von Mojsisovics 1875 [synonym]
†Stenarcestes orbis von Mojsisovics 1875
†Stenarcestes peribothrus von Mojsisovics 1875
†Stenarcestes polysphinctus von Mojsisovics 1875
†Stenarcestes ptychodes von Mojsisovics 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height224.722.227.524.93.75
shell diameter243.740.047.843.95.52
shell inflation21.70--1.70-

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 Julian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria S. julicus (159521 160171)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia S. leiostracus, S. planus (159550)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Arcestes leiostracus, Arcestes planus, Arcestes ptychodes (159516) S. leiostracus (159573) S. leiostracus, S. planus (158950 159899) S. planus (159541 159968)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Arcestes diogenis (159565) Arcestes diogenis, Arcestes polysphinctus (159885) Arcestes orbis (159886)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Iran S. diogenis (200273 200276)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Arcestes ptychodes (159543) Arcestes subumbilicatus (159544 159545 159551 159563 159564) Arcestes subumbilicatus, Arcestes orbis (160174)
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Caledonia Arcestes subumbilicatus (133784)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation S. leiostracus (143992 143993 144000)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Arcestes peribothrus (159569) Arcestes subumbilicatus, Arcestes peribothrus (159555)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) S. polysphinctus (38141)