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Arcestes (Proarcestes) shastensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Arcestes (Proarcestes) shastensis was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Fork of Sulanharas Creek, 3 miles north of Kelly's ranch, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Arcestes (Proarcestes) shastensis Smith p. 69 figs. Pl 22, figs 7-26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusArcestesMojsisovic 1893
subgenusProarcestes
speciesshastensis

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.

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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: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Carnian or 232.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) Arcestes shastensis (220464)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (California) Arcestes shastensis (38326)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Alaska) Arcestes shastensis (33415)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Arcestes shastensis (type locality: 33327)