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Pseudoceltites multiplicatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Kashmiritidae

Taxonomy
Celtites multiplicatus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koofri, middle region of Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Pseudoceltites.

It was recombined as Pseudoceltites multiplicatus by Hyatt (1900), Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Brühwiler et al. (2010), Brühwiler et al. (2012), Brühwiler and Bucher (2012), Dai et al. (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Celtites multiplicatus Waagen p. 78 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
1895Celtites dimorphus Waagen p. 80 figs. Pl 7, figs 5a-c
1900Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Hyatt p. 558
1934Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Spath
1969Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Kummel
2010Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Brühwiler et al. p. 409 figs. 5.1-5.7
2012Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Brühwiler and Bucher p. 27 figs. 21A-AC
2023Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Dai et al. fig. 14L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyKashmiritidae
genusPseudoceltites
speciesmultiplicatus()

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.

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Invalid names: Celtites dimorphus Waagen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height912.68.0017.013.22.97
shell diameter934.316.350.036.010.8
shell inflation912.58.0020.013.04.49

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 (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (97335 97336 97337 97338 97339 97340 97341 97356 229719 229720 229758 229759 229760 229761 229762 229763 229764 229790 229791 229792 229793)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (139623 139624 139625 140329)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Celtites multiplicatus, Celtites dimorphus (143646) Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (139068 139069)