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Jerania jeranensis

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Temertassetiidae

Taxonomy
Jerania jeranensis was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is S Oued Temertasset, MOU-E7, which is in a Tournaisian marine claystone/limestone in the Argiles de Teguentour Formation of Algeria. It is the type species of Jerania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Jerania jeranensis 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
genusJerania
speciesjeranensis

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.

Jerania jeranensis Korn et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height59.964.3015.013.64.71
shell diameter522.99.8038.930.511.9
shell inflation54.382.009.004.402.81

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

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 Jerania jeranensis (135369 135397 135398 135407 135408 135409 135434 type locality: 135435 135436 135437)