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Alkaites dinaricus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Alkaites dinaricus was named by Balini et al. (2006). Its type specimen is BJ 2492 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mount Svilaja, which is in a Fassanian open shallow subtidal wackestone in Croatia. It is the type species of Alkaites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Alkaites dinaricus Balini et al. p. 391 figs. Pl 1, figs 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyNevaditinae
genusAlkaites
speciesdinaricus

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.

Alkaites dinaricus Balini et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.4
shell diameter158.7
shell inflation113.7

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: Fassanian or 241.46400 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Croatia Alkaites dinaricus (type locality: 151164)