Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Groenlandites nielseni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Longobarditidae

Taxonomy
Groenlandites nielseni was named by Kummel (1953). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Store Kloft, Lot 263, Herlufsholm Strand, Peary Land, which is in an Aegean marine sandstone in Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Groenlandites nielseni Kummel p. 12 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9
1976Groenlandites nielseni Bychkov et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyLongobarditidae
subfamilyGroenlanditinaeAsserto 1966
genusGroenlandites
speciesnielseni

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.

Groenlandites nielseni Kummel 1953
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height55.482.5011.06.004.27
shell diameter511.24.5624.612.88.70

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: Aegean or 246.70000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Greenland Groenlandites nielseni (type locality: 111477)