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Klipsteinia disciformis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Klipsteinia disciformis was named by Lukeneder and Lukeneder (2014). Its type specimen is NHMW 2012z0133/0290 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AS 6, Aşağiyaylabel section, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Kasimlar Formation of Turkey.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Klipsteinia disciformis Lukeneder and Lukeneder p. 372 figs. 8E-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyArpaditinaeHyatt 1900
genusKlipsteinia
speciesdisciformis

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.

Klipsteinia disciformis Lukeneder and Lukeneder 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height47.645.509.008.301.57
shell diameter417.714.020.518.62.78
shell inflation44.474.005.004.500.577

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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Turkey Klipsteinia disciformis (154842 type locality: 154843 154844 154845)