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Californites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Clionitidae

Taxonomy
Californites was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905).

It was reranked as Clionites (Californites) by Smith (1927).

It was assigned to Ceratitidae by Hyatt and Smith (1905); to Clionites by Smith (1927); and to Clionitidae by Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Californites Hyatt and Smith p. 179
1927Clionites (Californites) Smith p. 91
1951Californites Spath p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyClionitidaeArabu 1932
genusCalifornites

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. †Californites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Clionites (Californites) merriami Hyatt and Smith 1905
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) C. merriami, Clionites careyi (33324)