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Wasatchites procurvus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Wasatchites procurvus was named by McLearn (1945). Its type specimen is GSC 9475 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Wasatchites procurvus McLearn pp. Appendix p. 2 figs. Pl 2, fig 7
1994Wasatchites procurvus Tozer p. 80 figs. Pl 29, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusWasatchitesMathews 1929
speciesprocurvusMcLearn 1945

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.

Wasatchites procurvus McLearn 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter343.835.058.141.311.9

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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Wasatchites procurvus (61940 137498 137500)