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Galfettites kyrae

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Galfettitidae

Taxonomy
Galfettites kyrae was named by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 27391 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baid-B, which is in a Smithian basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Galfettites kyrae Brühwiler and Bucher p. 27 figs. Pl 16, figs 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyGalfettitidae
genusGalfettites
specieskyrae

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.

†Galfettites kyrae Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman Galfettites kyrae (102600 127421 type locality: 127430)