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Hemiprionites sawatanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras sawatanum was named by Yehara (1927). Its type specimen is IGPS 45166 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hemiprionites sawatanus by Bando (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Meekoceras sawatanum Yehara p. 159 figs. Pl 13, figs 6,7,9
1964Hemiprionites sawatanus Bando p. 92 figs. Pl 1, figs 5a-b; pl 2, figs 8a-b,13a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusHemiprionitesSpath 1929
speciessawatanus(Yehara 1927)

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.

Hemiprionites sawatanus Yehara 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter230.626.036.031.07.07

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Japan Hemiprionites sawatanus (101735)