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Dixieceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Dixieceras was named by Monnet and Bucher (2005).

It was assigned to Beyrichitinae by Monnet and Bucher (2005).

Species
D. lawsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Dixieceras Monnet and Bucher p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusDixieceras

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. †Dixieceras Monnet and Bucher 2005
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†Dixieceras lawsoni Smith 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3635.0--35.0-
shell diameter3635.014.176.236.115.0
shell inflation3616.5--16.5-

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: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Ceratites lawsoni (142669) D. lawsoni (115467 115472 115506 115527 115528 115529 115530 115533 115534 115535 115536 115537)