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Helictites pacalis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thetiditidae

Taxonomy
Helictites pacalis was named by Tozer (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 28925 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Black Bear Ridge (GSC 9729), which is in the Alaunian of horizon the Pardonet Formation Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Helictites pacalis Tozer p. 206 figs. Pl 135, figs 5a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyThetiditidaeTozer 1971
genusHelictitesMojsisovics 1893
speciespacalis

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.

†Helictites pacalis Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter126.1

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) Helictites pacalis (type locality: 46629 46630 46631)