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Sonninia (Alaskinia)

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Sonninia (Alaskinia) was named by Westermann (1978).

It was assigned to Sonninia by Westermann (1978), Howarth (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann p. 102
1978Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann
2013Sonninia (Alaskinia) Howarth p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilySonniniinaeBuckman 1892
genusSonninia
subgenusAlaskinia

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.

Subg. †Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann 1978
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Invalid names: Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann 1969 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height417.110.423.818.65.55
shell diameter455.130.088.059.023.7
shell inflation425.712.644.028.112.9

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: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Alaska) Sonninia alaskensis (175614 175648 175650 175651 175652 175664)