Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pseudoceltites normalis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Kashmiritidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites normalis was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nanga, lower Ceratite Sandstone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Pseudoceltites normalis by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Ceratites normalis Waagen p. 38 figs. Pl 6, fig 2
2012Pseudoceltites normalis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 27 figs. 21AD-AF

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyKashmiritidae
genusPseudoceltites
speciesnormalis()

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.

Pseudoceltites normalis Waagen 1895
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height127.0
shell diameter170.0
shell inflation121.0

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Ceratites normalis (143635) Pseudoceltites normalis (139070)