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Steckites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Taxonomy
Steckites was named by Brühwiler et al. (2012). Its type is Steckites brevus.

It was assigned to Paranannitidae by Brühwiler et al. (2012).

Species
S. brevus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Steckites Brühwiler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyParanannitidaeSpath 1930
genusSteckites

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.

G. †Steckites Brühwiler et al. 2012
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†Steckites brevus Brühwiler et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.710.113.511.82.40
shell diameter225.422.129.325.75.09

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) S. brevus (229716 229717 229718 229753)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) S. brevus (139632 139633 139648 139698 139699)