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Gaudemerites rectangularis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Albanitidae

Taxonomy
Gaudemerites rectangularis was named by Guex et al. (2005). Its type specimen is JGX-1010 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Humboldt Range JGX-NHR-2360B, which is in a Spathian deep-water shale in the Thaynes Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Gaudemerites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Gaudemerites rectangularis Guex et al. p. 10 figs. Pl 4, fig 3; pl 6, fig 10
2010Gaudemerites rectangularis Guex et al. p. 22 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; pl 60, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyAlbanitidaeTozer 1994
genusGaudemerites
speciesrectangularis

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.

Gaudemerites rectangularis Guex et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height117.0
shell diameter134.0
shell inflation11.50

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Gaudemerites rectangularis (type locality: 109431)