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Homerites semiglobosus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites semiglobosus was named by Hauer (1855). It is the type species of Homerites.

It was recombined as Halorites (Homerites) semiglobosus by Hyatt and Smith (1905); it was recombined as Homerites semiglobosus by Smith (1927), Spath (1951), Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites semiglobosus Hauer p. 155 figs. Pl 4, figs 10-13
1905Halorites (Homerites) semiglobosus Hyatt and Smith p. 43 figs. Pl 28, figs 19-24
1927Homerites semiglobosus Smith p. 52 figs. Pl 28, figs 19-24; pl 59, figs 21-26
1951Homerites semiglobosus Spath p. 105
1994Homerites semiglobosus Tozer p. 218 figs. Pl 98, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusHomeritesMojsisovics 1893
speciessemiglobosus(Hauer 1855)

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.

†Homerites semiglobosus Hauer 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter415.714.218.015.41.74

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: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Halorites semiglobosus (33327 142566)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Homerites semiglobosus (49808 137110 137507 139047)