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Unionvillites asseretoi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Danubitidae

Taxonomy
Unionvillites asseretoi was named by Silberling and Nichols (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 248653 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M2829, Coyote Canyon, North Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian offshore limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Unionvillites asseretoi Silberling and Nichols p. 45 figs. Pl 6, figs 24-28; text-fig 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyDanubitidae
genusUnionvillites
speciesasseretoi

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.

Unionvillites asseretoi Silberling and Nichols 1982
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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: Bithynian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Unionvillites asseretoi (type locality: 109765)