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Rohillites bruehwileri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Rohillites bruehwileri was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 26478 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin4, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Rohillites bruehwileri Brayard and Bucher p. 46 figs. Pl 20, figs 3-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyFlemingitidaeHyatt 1900
genusRohillitesWaterhouse 1996
speciesbruehwileri

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.

Rohillites bruehwileri Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height515.312.020.016.03.58
shell diameter543.734.055.047.09.66
shell inflation517.714.022.019.03.39

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Rohillites bruehwileri (97148 type locality: 97153)