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Mesohimavatites columbianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Himavatites columbianus was named by McLearn (1939). Its type specimen is GSC 9411 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mesohimavatites.

It was recombined as Mesohimavatites columbianus by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Himavatites columbianus McLearn p. 55 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
1994Mesohimavatites columbianus Tozer p. 195 figs. Pl 133, figs 5-8; pl 134, fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyCyrtopleuritinae(Diener 1925)
genusMesohimavatites
speciescolumbianus(McLearn 1939)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter126.8

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: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) Mesohimavatites columbianus (97843 137033 137083 139115 141699 141713 141725 141730)