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Pseudaspenites tenuis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aspenitidae

Taxonomy
Aspenites tenuis was named by Chao (1959).

It was recombined as Pseudaspenites tenuis by Brayard and Bucher (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Aspenites tenuis Chao p. 79
2008Pseudaspenites tenuis Brayard and Bucher p. 80 figs. Pl 43, figs 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilySagecerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyAspenitidae()
genusPseudaspenites
speciestenuis(Chao 1959)

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.

Pseudaspenites tenuis Chao 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height312.48.0024.010.08.72
shell diameter324.715.048.021.017.6
shell inflation34.383.007.004.002.08

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 246.7China Aspenites tenuis (44006)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Pseudaspenites tenuis (97145 97149 97153 97155)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Aspenites tenuis (44000 44014)