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Anaxenaspis nammalensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Xenoceltites nammalensis was named by Guex (1978). Its type specimen is Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneva G-P 44, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nammal Gorge, Bed 18e, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Anaxenaspis nammalensis by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Xenoceltites nammalensis Guex p. 112 figs. Pl 6, figs 1,2
2012Anaxenaspis nammalensis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 78 figs. 64A-V

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

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter223.023.023.023.0-

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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Anaxenaspis nammalensis (139070 139071 139072 139159) Xenoceltites nammalensis (type locality: 102328)