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Caenisites pulchellus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Caenisites pulchellus was named by Guerin-Franiatte (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Caenisites pulchellus Guerin-Franiatte
1995Caenisites pulchellus Corna and Dommergues
2006Caenisites pulchellus Macchioni et al. p. 566 figs. pl. 5, figs 1,3; pl. 6, figs. 2, 4-6; text-fig. 3c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusCaenisitesBuckman 1925
speciespulchellusGuerin-Franiatte 1966

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.

Caenisites pulchellus Guerin-Franiatte 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.713.122.515.74.85
shell diameter340.630.958.337.114.4
shell inflation317.013.022.916.55.02

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turneri to the top of the Obtusum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turneri199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Caenisites pulchellus (150552 150630)
Turneri - Obtusum199.5 - 192.9France Caenisites pulchellus (219990)