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Maderia casitensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Maderia casitensis was named by Imlay (1940). Its type specimen is UMMP 18060, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Maderia casitensis Imlay p. 161 figs. Pl 21, figs 29-31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusMaderiaNeumayr 1875
speciescasitensis

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.

Maderia casitensis Imlay 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.5
shell diameter127.3
shell inflation18.70

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: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico Maderia casitensis (2161)