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Arasella

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Arasella Korn p. 54
2016Arasella Korn and Ghaderi p. 887
2021Arasella Korn and Hairapetian p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusArasella

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.

G. †Arasella Korn 2014
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Arasella falcata Korn and Hairapetian 2021
Arasella minuta Zakharov 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height57.265.909.607.001.50
shell diameter524.719.630.525.14.42
shell inflation511.39.8014.010.42.27

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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Armenia Sinoceltites minutus (110758 110778)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Azerbaijan Sinoceltites minutus (110603)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran A. falcata (223159 223277) A. minuta (181433 181446 181475 181480 223167 223197 223278) A. minuta, A. falcata (223182)