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Trachyceras muensteri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites muensteri was named by Wissmann (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trachyceras aon by von Mojsisovics (1882); it was recombined as Trachyceras muensteri by Mietto and Manfrin (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Ceratites muensteri Wissmann p. 133 figs. Pl 15, fig 21
1843Ammonites nodulosocostatus Klipstein p. 123 figs. Pl 7, fig 5a-c; pl 9, fig 2
1843Ceratites zeuschneri Klipstein p. 131 figs. Pl 8, fig 2
1843Goniatites ornatus Klipstein p. 138 figs. Pl 8, fig 12
1869Trachyceras candaules Laube p. 76 figs. Pl 41, fig 1
1882Trachyceras candaules von Mojsisovics
1882Trachyceras zeuschneri von Mojsisovics
2008Trachyceras muensteri Mietto and Manfrin p. 422 figs. Pl 8, figs 2,4-16; text-fig 9g

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyTrachyceratinaeHaug 1894
genusTrachycerasLaube 1869
speciesmuensteri()

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.

Trachyceras muensteri Wissmann 1841
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Invalid names: Ammonites nodulosocostatus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Ceratites zeuschneri Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Goniatites ornatus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Trachyceras candaules Laube 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Julian or 246.70000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany Ceratites muensteri (215587)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Niedersachsen) Ceratites muensteri (215586 215633)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Trachyceras muensteri (231733)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Ceratites muensteri (46362)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ammonites nodulosocostatus, Ceratites zeuschneri, Goniatites ornatus (145649) Ceratites muensteri (137429) Trachyceras candaules (171160) Trachyceras muensteri (50850 50852 50857 50865 50866 141968 141972 141974 141976 141982 142036 142038 142039 142044 142046 142050 142057 142058 142059 142060 142063)