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Calliconites milleri

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Taxonomy
Calliconites milleri was named by Doyle (1994). Its type specimen is NHM C.59584 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra del Alamo, Antimonio Formation, Locality 4, which is in a Carnian open shallow subtidal mudstone in the Antimonio Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Calliconites milleri Doyle p. 25 figs. 16.1-16.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusCalliconites
speciesmilleri

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.

Calliconites milleri Doyle 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Mexico (Sonora) Calliconites milleri (type locality: 39173)