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Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cleoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Subarcthoplites was named by Casey (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-m]. Its type is Lemuroceras belli.

It was reranked as Lemuroceras (Subarcthoplites) by Imlay (1960); it was reranked as Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites) by Alabushev (1995); it was corrected as Subarctoplites by Warren and Stelck (1960), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Hoplitidae by Casey (1954); to Ammonoidea by Warren and Stelck (1960); to Lemuroceras by Imlay (1960); to Arcthoplites by Alabushev (1995); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Subarcthoplites Casey
1960Lemuroceras (Subarcthoplites) Imlay
1960Subarctoplites Warren and Stelck p. 24
1995Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites) Alabushev p. 128
2002Subarctoplites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCleoniceratidae()
subfamilyArcthoplitinae
genusArcthoplites
subgenusSubarcthoplites()

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height820.811.078.017.222.5
shell diameter848.424.0185.044.553.0
shell inflation811.96.0045.010.912.7

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Denmark Subarcthoplites sp. (71077)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Russian Federation Arcthoplites talkeetnanus (169549) Arcthoplites talkeetnanus, Arcthoplites belli (169558) Arcthoplites talkeetnanus, Arcthoplites mcconnelli (169554)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Japan (Hokkaido) Arcthoplites sp. (92725)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Alaska) Arcthoplites belli (88627) Arcthoplites talkeetnanus (88908) Lemuroceras sp. (38514)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Canada (Alberta) Subarctoplites belli (87432)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Alaska) Lemuroceras belli (38516)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Arcthoplites belli (87379) Lemuroceras belli (87418)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Subarctoplites belli (87427)