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Ceratites weaveri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites weaveri was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is New Pass, Desatoya Mountains, which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in the Favret Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Ceratites weaveri Smith p. 82 figs. Pl 98, figs 4-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyCeratitinaeMojsisovics 1879
genusCeratitesde Haan 1825
speciesweaveri

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.

Ceratites weaveri Smith 1914
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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: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Ceratites weaveri (33225 type locality: 33270)