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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

Celtites dimorphus 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 was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoceltites multiplicatus by Brühwiler et al. (2010).

Synonymy list

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

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Paraceltitina	Shevyrev 1968
superfamily	Xenodiscoidea	(Frech 1902)
family	Kashmiritidae
genus	Pseudoceltites
species	multiplicatus	()

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.

†Pseudoceltites multiplicatus Waagen 1895

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Invalid names: Celtites dimorphus Waagen 1895 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	9	12.6	8.00	17.0	13.2	2.97
shell diameter	9	34.3	16.3	50.0	36.0	10.8
shell inflation	9	12.5	8.00	20.0	13.0	4.49

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (28 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	India (Himachal Pradesh)	Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (139623 139624 139625 140329)
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	Pakistan	Celtites multiplicatus, Celtites dimorphus (143646) Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (139068 139069)
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	China (Xizang)	Pseudoceltites multiplicatus (97335 97336 97337 97338 97339 97340 97341 97356 229719 229720 229758 229759 229760 229761 229762 229763 229764 229790 229791 229792 229793)