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Cladiscites ungeri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ungeri was named by Klipstein (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH C.35946a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Cladiscites ungeri by von Mojsisovics (1882), Gamsjäger (1982) and Shevyrev (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ammonites ungeri Klipstein p. 118 figs. Pl 6, fig 7
1882Cladiscites ungeri von Mojsisovics
1982Cladiscites ungeri Gamsjäger p. 23 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 5
1990Cladiscites ungeri Shevyrev p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyCladiscitidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyCladiscitinaeZittel 1884
genusCladiscitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesungeri()

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.

Cladiscites ungeri Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.0
shell diameter125.5
shell inflation10.001

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 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Ammonites ungeri (type locality: 145649)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Cladiscites ungeri (170362)