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Chiratites bituberculatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Chiratites bituberculatus was named by Monnet and Bucher (2005). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25213 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ferguson Canyon HB 739, Augusta Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Chiratites bituberculatus Smith
2005Chiratites bituberculatus Monnet and Bucher p. 19 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 15

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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()
genusChiratites
speciesbituberculatus

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.

†Chiratites bituberculatus Monnet and Bucher 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter152.8

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: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33USA (Nevada) Chiratites bituberculatus (type locality: 115464)