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Brackites vogdesi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy

Ceratites vogdesi was named by Smith (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (rotelliformis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Ceratites (Paraceratites) vogdesi by Smith (1914); it was recombined as Paraceratites vogdesi by Spath (1934), Silberling and Nichols (1982); it was recombined as Brackites vogdesi by Monnet and Bucher (2005).

Synonyms

Ceratites kingi was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (rotelliformis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Paraceratites vogdesi by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
Ceratites (Paraceratites) trojanus was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (rotelliformis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Paraceratites trojanus by Spath (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Paraceratites vogdesi by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
Ceratites crassicornu was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (rotelliformis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Paraceratites vogdesi by Silberling and Nichols (1982).
Ceratites haguei was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (rotelliformis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Paraceratites vogdesi by Silberling and Nichols (1982).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1904	Ceratites vogdesi Smith p. 384 figs. Pl. 43, Fog. 7,8; Pl. 44, Fig. 1
1914	Ceratites kingi Smith p. 85 figs. Pl 41, figs 1-13
1914	Ceratites (Paraceratites) trojanus Smith p. 88 figs. Pl 36, figs 1-5; pl 37, figs 1-5
1914	Ceratites (Paraceratites) vogdesi Smith p. 89 figs. Pl 35, figs 4-9
1914	Ceratites crassicornu Smith p. 95 figs. Pl 43, figs 11-14
1914	Ceratites haguei Smith p. 97 figs. Pl 42, figs 1-5; pl 43, figs 1-10
1934	Paraceratites trojanus Spath
1934	Paraceratites vogdesi Spath
1982	Paraceratites vogdesi Silberling and Nichols p. 33 figs. Pl 16, figs 13-28; pl 17, figs 1-5
2005	Brackites vogdesi Monnet and Bucher p. 44 figs. 33,34,43; pl 28, pl 29, figs 1-10

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Ceratitoidea	(Mojsisovics 1879)
family	Ceratitidae	Mojsisovics 1879
subfamily	Paraceratitinae	Silberling 1962
genus	Brackites
species	vogdesi	()

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.

†Brackites vogdesi Smith 1904

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Invalid names: Ceratites (Paraceratites) trojanus Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites crassicornu Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites haguei Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites kingi Smith 1914 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	24	26.2	16.0	40.0	29.0	8.85
shell diameter	24	39.7	17.3	100.0	40.8	19.6
shell inflation	24	17.5	8.50	33.0	18.0	8.82

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 (22 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Illyrian	243.33 - 241.464	USA (Nevada)	Brackites vogdesi (115469 115539 115541 115542 115543 115546 115547 115549 115550 115552 115560 116383 116384 117154) Ceratites kingi, Ceratites trojanus, Ceratites vogdesi, Ceratites crassicornu, Ceratites haguei, Ceratites trinodosus, Ceratites fissicostatus, Ceratites ecarinatus (type locality: 142669) Paraceratites vogdesi (38919 40748 40750 40756 40757 142856 142866)