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Masonites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae

Taxonomy
Masonites was named by Henderson (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp]. Its type is Masonites biannulatus.

It was assigned to Diplomoceratidae by Henderson (1970); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. biannulatus (type species), M. spriggi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Masonites Henderson p. 29
2002Masonites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyDiplomoceratidaeSpath 1926
genusMasonites

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. †Masonites Henderson 1970
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Masonites biannulatus Henderson 1970
Masonites spriggi Glaessner and Wade 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available