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Vishnuites (Paravishnuites)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) Spath p. 44
2019Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) Dai et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyOphiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusVishnuites
subgenusParavishnuites

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.

Subg. †Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) Spath 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter448.338.852.951.46.62

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Paravishnuites paradigma (48059 48064) Vishnuites oxynotus (112746) Vishnuites oxynotus, Vishnuites striatus (118692) Vishnuites striatus (118617 118682)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Paravishnuites paradigma, Paravishnuites oxynotus (212072)