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Beyrichites laurae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Beyrichites laurae was named by Renz and Renz (1948). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Beyrichites praematurus Renz and Renz p. 61 figs. Pl 7, fig 5
1948Beyrichites laurae Renz and Renz p. 62 figs. Pl 8, fig 1
1969Beyrichites laurae Kummel p. 516 figs. Pl 43, figs 4,5; pl 44, figs 1-6; pl 45, fig 1; pl 59, fig 4

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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
specieslaurae

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 laurae Renz and Renz 1948
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Invalid names: Beyrichites praematurus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter150.5

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 - 246.7Greece Beyrichites praematurus, Beyrichites laurae (type locality: 112607)