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Temertassetia decorata

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Temertassetiidae

Taxonomy
Temertassetia decorata was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is Oued Temertasset, which is in a Tournaisian marine claystone/limestone in the Argiles de Teguentour Formation of Algeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Temertassetia decorata Korn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTemertassetiidae
genusTemertassetia
speciesdecorata

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.

Temertassetia decorata Korn et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height76.164.6010.25.802.00
shell diameter717.813.024.818.54.57
shell inflation77.645.2010.28.301.87

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Algeria Temertassetia decorata (135369 135398 135407 135408 135409 135435 135436 135445 135446 type locality: 135479)