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Pseudothetidites zapfei

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thetiditidae

Taxonomy
Pseudothetidites zapfei was named by Tatzreiter (1980). Its type specimen is GBA 1980/03/5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is A16, Bihati block A, near Baun, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pseudothetidites zapfei Tatzreiter p. 132 figs. Pl 3, figs 1a,b
1981Pseudothetidites zapfei Tatzreiter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyThetiditidaeTozer 1971
genusPseudothetiditesJeannet 1958
specieszapfei

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.

Pseudothetidites zapfei Tatzreiter 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.0
shell diameter138.0
shell inflation115.5

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

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 Pseudothetidites zapfei (type locality: 139412)