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Pseudodanubites dixiensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Danubitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudodanubites dixiensis was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 444120 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Favret Canyon HB 2, Augusta Mountains, which is in a Bithynian offshore limestone/siltstone in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Pseudodanubites dixiensis Bucher p. 162 figs. Pl 3, fig 3; pl 5, figs 9,10; text-fig 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyDanubitidae
genusPseudodanubitesHyatt 1900
speciesdixiensis

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 height214.7--14.7-
shell diameter268.066.070.068.02.83
shell inflation242.0--42.0-

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bithynian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Pseudodanubites dixiensis (type locality: 112769 112800)