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Safraites

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Galfettitidae

Taxonomy

Species
S. simplex (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Safraites Brühwiler and Bucher p. 29

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

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. †Safraites Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
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Safraites simplex Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.498.009.008.500.707
shell diameter221.521.022.021.50.707
shell inflation24.474.005.004.500.707

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, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman S. simplex (127394 127395 127396 127397 127401)