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Franziceras sunrisense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Sunrisites sunrisense was named by Guex (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level Z-110, Reno Draw section 1, which is in an Angulata marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Sunrisites.

It was recombined as Franziceras sunrisense by Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Sunrisites sunrisense Guex
1995Sunrisites sunrisense Guex p. 50 figs. Pl 27, figs 9-14,19-22; text-fig 21
2013Franziceras sunrisense Howarth p. 3 fig. 1.3c,d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyPsiloceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusFranzicerasBuckman 1923
speciessunrisense(Guex 1980)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Middle Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Sunrisites sunrisense (188646)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Mexico (Sonora) Sunrisites sunrisense (201177)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Sunrisites sunrisense (209325)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Sunrisites sunrisense (208925 208926 208927)