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Beyrichites affinis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras affine was named by Mojsisovics (1886).

It was recombined as Arctoceras affinis by Spath (1934); it was recombined as Beyrichites affinis by Diener (1907), Frebold (1930), Kummel (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Meekoceras affine Mojsisovics
1907Beyrichites affinis Diener
1930Beyrichites affinis Frebold
1934Arctoceras affinis Spath
1953Beyrichites affinis Kummel p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusBeyrichitesWaagen 1895
speciesaffinis(Mojsisovics 1886)

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.

Beyrichites affinis Mojsisovics 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Spathian to the top of the Aegean or 248.10000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Meekoceras affine (212505)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Greenland Beyrichites affinis (111489)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Svalbard and Jan Mayen Beyrichites affinis (212078)