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Mullerites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Mullerites was named by Guex (1980). Its type is Mullerites pleuroacanthitoides.

It was assigned to Psiloceratidae by Longridge et al. (2008).

Species
M. pleuroacanthitoides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Mullerites Guex
2008Mullerites Longridge et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusMulleritesGuex 1980

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. †Mullerites Guex 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height711.24.8019.013.85.91
diameter747.822.488.055.226.6
inflation726.412.952.829.216.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5USA (Alaska) M. pleuroacanthitoides (68692)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) M. pleuroacanthitoides (84919 84973 84975 84976 84979 84980)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) M. pleuroacanthitoides (188618 188623 188644 188648)