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Subflemingites compressus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Subflemingites compressus was named by Brühwiler et al. (2010). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 27625 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tulong Tu58, which is in a Smithian deep subtidal lime mudstone in the Tulong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Subflemingites compressus Brühwiler et al. p. 413 figs. 8.1-8.6
2012Subflemingites compressus Brühwiler et al. p. 145 figs. 23D-J

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

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.

Subflemingites compressus Brühwiler et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height811.76.2018.011.14.65
shell diameter833.115.249.038.012.4
shell inflation811.59.0014.012.02.52

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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Subflemingites compressus (97342 type locality: 97344 97347 97348 97349)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Subflemingites compressus (139621 139622)