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Nathorstites alaskanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Nathorstitidae

Taxonomy
Nathorstites alaskanus was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 9385, south bank of Yukon River, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in Alaska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. argutassensis, N. globosus, N. mcconneli, N. vaskovskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Nathorstites alaskanus Smith p. 67 figs. Pl 102, figs 11-13
1951Nathorstites alaskanus Spath p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNathorstitaceaeSpath 1951
familyNathorstitidae
genusNathorstitesBoehm 1903
speciesalaskanus

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.

†Nathorstites alaskanus Smith 1927
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6USA (Alaska) Nathorstites alaskanus (type locality: 33431)