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Sphenoacanthites

Cephalopoda - Sinuiceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Sphenoacanthites Venturi et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
superfamilyAequiloboidea
familySinuiceratidae
genusSphenoacanthites

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.

G. †Sphenoacanthites Venturi et al. 2007
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Sphenoacanthites costotuberculatum Rakús and Guex 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height235.201.7014.05.003.63
shell diameter2313.43.7046.012.510.9
shell inflation234.381.2011.14.002.91

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ibex or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Tunisia Gorgheiceras costotuberculatum (170523)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Italy S. costotuberculatum (147083)