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Columbisculites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Isculitidae

Taxonomy
Columbisculites was named by Tozer (1994). Its type is Columbisculites maclearni.

It was assigned to Isculitidae by Tozer (1994), Bucher (2002).

Species
C. maclearni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Columbisculites Tozer p. 132
2002Columbisculites Bucher p. 283

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
familyIsculitidae
genusColumbisculites

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.

G. †Columbisculites Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height414.0--14.0-
shell diameter428.325.033.527.73.63
shell inflation40.001--0.001-

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Canada (British Columbia) C. maclearni (114653 114654)