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Arkanites relictus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Reticuloceratidae

Taxonomy
Eumorphoceras relictum was named by Quinn et al. (1962). It is the type species of Arkanites.

It was recombined as Arkanites relictus by Manger and Saunders (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Eumorphoceras relictum Quinn et al. p. 112 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-9
1980Arkanites relictus Manger and Saunders p. 35 figs. Pl 4, figs 4,6,15-17,19-21; text-figs 4C, 14B, 15A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea()
familyReticuloceratidaeLibrovitch 1957
subfamilyReticuloceratinaeLibrovich 1957
genusArkanitesMcCaleb et al. 1964
speciesrelictus(Quinn et al. 1962)

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.

Arkanites relictus Quinn et al. 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height756.453.4013.36.502.38
shell diameter7518.49.1036.018.86.21
shell inflation757.372.8014.57.502.68

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Morrowan or 323.40000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Arkanites relictus (43097 43102 43103 43106)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) Arkanites relictus (43136)