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Acanthothetidites spinosus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thetiditidae

Taxonomy
Acanthothetidites spinosus was named by Tatzreiter (1980). Its type specimen is GBA 1980/03/7 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is E17/1, Bihati block E, near Baun, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in Indonesia. It is the type species of Acanthothetidites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Acanthothetidites spinosus Tatzreiter p. 131 figs. Pl 1, figs 5a-c; text-fig 7a
1981Acanthothetidites spinosus Tatzreiter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyThetiditidaeTozer 1971
genusAcanthothetidites
speciesspinosus

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.

Acanthothetidites spinosus Tatzreiter 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height126.0
shell diameter173.0
shell inflation127.0

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: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia Acanthothetidites spinosus (type locality: 151057)