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Sakhaites subleptodiscus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ophiceras subleptodiscus was named by Popov (1939). Its type specimen is TsNIGR 3/5925 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Xenodiscus subleptodiscus by Bychkov et al. (1976); it was recombined as Sakhaites subleptodiscus by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Ophiceras subleptodiscus Popov
1976Xenodiscus subleptodiscus Bychkov et al.
1990Sakhaites subleptodiscus Dagis and Ermakova p. 19 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusSakhaitesVozin 1972
speciessubleptodiscus(Popov 1939)

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 height312.811.913.712.80.900
shell diameter329.124.833.030.04.15
shell inflation36.575.508.606.001.66

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 Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 250.50000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation Sakhaites subleptodiscus (112797)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Sakhaites subleptodiscus (107043) Xenodiscus subleptodiscus (214724)