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Wyomingites arnoldi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Dieneroceratidae

Taxonomy
Paralecanites arnoldi was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wood Canyon, Aspen Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Lecanites (Paralecanites) arnoldi by Smith (1932); it was recombined as Wyomingites arnoldi by Spath (1934), Kummel and Steele (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Paralecanites arnoldi Hyatt and Smith p. 136 figs. Pl 64, figs 1-16; pl 77, figs 9-12
1932Lecanites (Paralecanites) arnoldi Smith p. 41 figs. Plate 28, Figures S-10; Plate 39, Figures 9-12; Plate 59, Figures S-10; Plate 64, Figures 1-16
1934Wyomingites arnoldi Spath
1962Wyomingites arnoldi Kummel and Steele p. 694 figs. Pl 99, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyDieneroceratidaeKummel 1952
genusWyomingites
speciesarnoldi()

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.

†Wyomingites arnoldi Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter129.7

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Lecanites arnoldi (33285)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Lecanites arnoldi (33313)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Wyomingites arnoldi (61515 62098 97121)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Paralecanites arnoldi (type locality: 33288)